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   -=> Sean Dennis wrote to Dan Clough <=-   
      
    DC> Excellent!  I didn't intend my above comment to Daryl as anything   
    DC> bad, just didn't really see the relevance of him putting it like   
    DC> that...  I fully grasp the pride you have in the callsign and   
    DC> understand it completely.  Something I have thought about getting   
    DC> into for years (decades?) but just never have.  Maybe when I   
    DC> retire...  Thanks and 73!   
      
    SD> I don't think Daryl would have taken your comment as anything but   
    SD> unsure. :) Amateur radio has its own unique culture and with   
    SD> that, we hams do spend a bit of time explaining our habits to   
    SD> non-hams.  It's all part of the fun of amateur radio.   
      
    SD> It's very easy to become a ham these days in the US since there's   
    SD> no code requirement.  I recently (in June) upgraded to my Extra   
    SD> class because I just wanted to.   
      
    SD> There are a lot of amateur radio operators in Fidonet and in   
    SD> BBSing in general.  The spirit of BBSing and amateur radio   
    SD> overlap in many areas so I've found it's very common.   
      
    SD> Rob Swindell is a ham.  I don't remember his callsign off the top   
    SD> of my head.   
      
    SD> I know we've kinda strayed off-topic here so I'll invite you over   
    SD> to the HAM echo if you want to chat more.  I know the moderator;   
    SD> he's a friend. ;)   
      
   Haha, OK all good!  I just may show up in that echo soonly...     
   Thanks.   
      
      
      
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