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   On Mon 10-Nov-2025  8:22p, Jason Brady@1:218/910.0 said to Rug Rat:   
   JB> Hello Brent,   
      
   JB>    >>  You might be a bit disapointed then with POTA...   
      
   JB> Points taken regarding the contest-like characteristics of the program,   
   JB> but I have encountered a number of POTA and SOTA operators who will chat a   
   JB> bit during QSOs.   
      
   They are out there (Just like there are stations that will try to stop and rag   
   chew during a contest..).. It is just not the norm.  I give warning because   
   you hear people all the time how they were put off from ham radio after   
   getting their license and feeling that nobody really wanted to talk to them.    
      
   My response to that may sound a bit odd, but I feel that those people just   
   toss away the hobby because it was not what they expected, are the ones that   
   either got into it for the prepper aspect or like the example above not only   
   believed the marketing but like all endevors had a starry eyed vision that   
   they where going to get their ticket and everyone on on the air would want to   
   talk to them for hours on end and instead of taking the time to find their   
   niche either found the "sad ham theory promoting YouTube channels" and to save   
   themselves the bruised ego belived the probelm is "those old timers.." or put   
   their license aside..   
      
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