Every once and while I'm reminded how much fun you guys are having (not to mention the important aspects of it). WB0BBC tried his best to interest me in ham radio back in the early '70's but the thought of learning Morse code for a test scared the daylights out of me- I had enough problems with SCHOOL.
When CB became popular in the mid seventies I knew the difference between CB and ham. No one seemed to worry about talking on a CB without a license. I knew how much more important ham radio was.
My uncle, Alan Furnish (never knew his sign), was very much into ham in the '80's but I never thought I could, or WANTED to verbally communicate (in real time, I mean, listen to me now
) well enough to be of any 'use'. I got more of a kick out of looking at the equipment they had- the large antennas, the radios (and the EXTRA radios and parts sitting around not being used) and the logs that were kept indicating communication with far away places.
dciurej said that "things are getting quieter on the bands". Is this due to all the 'extras' we have going on today (more TV, games, entertainment, cell phones, the internet, etc.) or to other factors inherent in ham itself?