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I hope that one day, you will feel the joys of making an unexpected, faraway contact, of sitting on a hill with friends, listening to the signal in the noise wh

I hope that one day, you will feel the joys of making an unexpected, faraway contact, of sitting on a hill with friends, listening to the signal in the noise while picnicking, reaching others with just the power of a light bulb. Receiving funny or weird SSTV images, building your own antenna, experience the inventive, experimental and social aspects of being a member of a club station, discover the fishing-like or competitive aspects of contests and so much more...

shimonabi 6y ago
I get it. It was a fun thing to do pre-internet and before universal cell phone coverage, but I can think of a million more interesting things to do than contacting strangers just for the sake of it. What a waste of time! I knew I was going to get hammered with minus points.
- lightbulbjim 6y ago
  It’s no different from hanging out in an IRC channel.
  - op00to 6y ago
    Except any moron can get on IRC. It takes work, knowledge, (and some times a lot of money) to have a big, clear signal.
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- op00to 6y ago
  You’re getting hammered because you are not contributing anything of value, troll. Didn’t your troll mother tell you if you don’t have anything nice to say, keep your filthy troll mouth shut?