Subj : Lids
To   : All
From : n2qfd
Date : Tue Mar 19 2024 06:30 pm

Yes, I hear you guys, 
  The lids do make a mess of things and I think that is part of what drove me to digital and CW. You only have to up the technical requirements a little to filter out a  lot. I've found that while there are certainly off putting people using Telnet and BBSs out there, well you have to put in some effort to come here and be a crank just for the fun of it vs FaceSpace or Twitter or the like. 
   I don't know what the answer is to the radio side. I don't like a bar to entry but I do see that having to work for it made it a little more special for me. CW has seen the creep of poor operators that the rest of the bands had. I almost think that's economic. It's affordable to get a CW rig! But it does make one wonder where that sense of pride of accomplishment went. 
  Thanks for the thoughts on the topic. Glad I've got a space like this to just posit a notion. 

  73, 

 N2QFD//Mal

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