Why Ham Radio? Why You May Want To Get A Ham Radio License? Jim W6LG Answers Those Questions & More

[@fencepost5178]

Im prob younger than many at this for years but I got into it from months before finding an old radio someone threw out but i thought it might be ok as a garage work shop radio. Hey, it was free. Plugged it in, it worked. Had the telescope antenna. I also noticed that old radio from early 1970s had some weird selections, outside of AM and FM. It had SW1, SW2, SW3. I trued them to see what they were broadcasting, which was nothing. A week later i looked up online what those things were for. I then took abt 30 ft of speaker wire, clipped it onto the antenna, tossed the other end into a tree. Holy smokes!!!!! I was getting stations all over the country and in dif countries. I completely fell in love with learning about antenna this and that...and frequencies....and learning how to fix some old radio before things went digital and more complex.....then i learned about CB world, which is ok in some places, smutty in some places, useless and silent in some places....but then i discovered "skip". That was cool...CB wasnt cool to me after hearing some ppl on it. Its unregulated and anything goes, kind of gross in some places, but i loved learning about the 10 meters, 11 meters, UHF, VHF, 20 meters, Baby!! Woo hoo. Pota, sota, iota!! I kept crossing paths with the ham radio ins and outs. I just fell in love with so much of it. I was thankful it didnt go gross, still had intelligent sane ppl on it. I love the part of it that wants ppl to know how to fix things, trouble shoot, know the antenna ins and outs, the creativity of how you can make these antennas and transceivers!! I got my Tech lic first...but, i wanted more options and access!! The next month i got my General lic. I prefer the older ways of this hobby, as my niche....but I also love to work satellites and i use 2 Baofengs and one Arrow. Ive planned it so i can be at tge park with friends so they can hear abd watch, too. Ive told families who ask about my or our Arrow antennas about them and if they are luvky they get to listen to the ISS go over us and they all have a blast! Well, we all do. I love tinkering with things, radios, antenna possibilities, finding junk here and there to make a cool antenna. I love that i can throw my compact jpole antenna up in a tree, or hold it up standing on car roof, or hook it to a fishing pole for height, and on my Baofeng, i can likely get someone out there if need be. I can also charge my radio using a solar panel if need be. It gives me a little more peace of mind to be able to legally use my radios whenever i feel like it. I love a total moble set up to have moving around and travel flexibility because i might just take my radio, for either or both licenses, and set up my jpac antenna, a home brew antenna or a better Boafeng antenna and just see what all is going on out there. I loved learning CW, which I still am not fluent on because there is no practical established, easy access way to learn it. Most of us newer amateur radio folks are left to fly by the seats of our pants to figure that one out, but the ones who want it bad enough do haphazardly struggle thru that process. The awesome girues of this who made it into what i consider the true art of it and true art of teaching it are simply not around as much or gone. That part makes me sad. Those people I respect and some can be quirky or tempermental but thats ok....but then there are class acts and people beloved in this field who are so heloful and kind like you, Jim. Im so grateful for you being out there. You just have no idea. I watched closely as you taught people how to call out CQ and not feel weird or lost. Anyone can call out CQ but then to make back and forth and not sound like a ninny or dufus. Well, thank you, Jim. I mean that. Others show examples but i just love your calm, sincere teaching methods. I love that, if i feel like it, anywhere I go, with my compact antenna, any time day or night, and my so so other radio, that is somewhat small, i can say hello to someone in a very far away part of the world....or answer so many who are contesting. Its just COOL and im proud that i got my General license. Nobody i know has it or knows much about it but friends and neighbors now do thru me, lol. I love sharing it with anyone who inquires. Well, no more going on and on but i know others out there can relate. Its a cool and beautiful world in itself that has an endless field of so much to keep learning or specialties. I just wish more were into it. Still, I love it. Its fun, exciting and intelligent.

[@JayN4GO]

I became a ham before cell phones became popular. It’s almost 2023 and I can pick up the mic and talk to someone in Europe at any given time. I still can’t do that on my cell phone. It’s almost a secret way of conversing with people all over the world. Tnx agn Jim. You present yourself very well

[@MACE1-1]

Just wait until your country tells you that it’s illegal to have a radio and antenna. That’s happening all over the world as well. These people who talk on radio are known as “Spy’s” in parts of Africa…

[@thork0tjt515]

Jim. I could listen to you talk about ham radio all day! You are a treasure to this hobby! 73

[@slickjimmy76]

Hello Jim, I heard you on 20M this afternoon testing a new QRP rig (uSDX HF) & brought my Kenwood TS-430S out of storage (I am just getting back onto HF after a 4 year break from radio) Thank you for all the time you have put into your channel! Tons of solid information

[@PARTner91]

Jim, this video got me all excited about ham radio again. And, I’m already an active ham and been licensed for over 40 yrs 😊You did a wonderful job on this one. There are so many facets to ham radio. I wander from QRP and kit building, to building repeaters, to boat anchors (my beloved Collins and Drake equipment), and then POTA and DX chasing. I never get bored with any of it. Keep up the great work, Jim. Steve N7TX

[@mewrongwayKOCXF]

My Father got his license in 1955 (K0CXF), He past in 1969 when I was 8. He had a Globe Scout 65, VF-1 and Hallicrafters S40 that tookup a large desk! I have a FT-710 lol. I got my license because I wanted to be K0CXF!! Awesome video Jim!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍

[@chuckfinley858]

I just signed up at Ham Radio Prep. The W6LG discount does work! It's 20% off which equates to a $15.80 savings. I will take my Amateur Extra test after I study! Thanks Jim!

[@mikemiller6684]

I am glad we had a qso and I found out about your channel. It's a great service. Thanks Jim 73 Mike N4VG

[@bille3rd]

73 Jim, W6LG! W1WRE here and great video from you! I am interested in amateur radio because of the nostalgia of it. I was exposed to ham radio as a child when my neighbor let me listen in on his world wide conversations. When I first heard WWV, I was hooked. I was fascinated with electronics and was mesmerized by the glow of the tubes in his radio! I’m still amazed at the technology and the ability to talk around the world on this magical device. Although telephone, cell phone and internet communication has made our world smaller, nothing compares to the magic of Amateur Radio! Best wishes from WV!

[@tkflanagan4449]

You are ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL and thank you so MUCH!!! TKF in Gloucester Ma

[@kengrey7263]

Jim, an excellent video as always. Very much from the heart. I am in my 56th year licenced here in the UK and everything you talk about is relevant here. The RSGB and our licensing authority have just launched the "direct to full licence" exam, bypassing the need to do the entry and mid levels first. I had no choice with mine back in the day, written exam (with questions like draw and describe a class C amplifier) plus a morse test. It has been a wonderful 56 years with many friends across the globe. A dear friend of mine, now SK, described the hobby as "Making friends no matter whether they are on the other side of the world or in the next street" and I hope I have lived up to that. Take care Jim and like you my second name has been replaced by my callsign - 73 Ken G3WNR

[@dirtydogg06]

I had no idea or anything about ham radio. I just randomly came across it on KZbin and decided to see what’s it all about. Well from that moment I have been watching alot about ham radio and I will be doing a course very soon. It has me very interested!!

[@TalmidAndy]

Jim, thank you for not waffling on for 30 minutes about public safety, emergency preparedness, SHTF, prepping, communication outages, and all the other usual garbage we hear about 'why amateur radio'.. most of us didn't get into this hobby out of some hero complex or wacker mindset but because it was a deeply interesting and wide-ranging science and technical subject that presented a challenge. Being able to communicate around the world, without the use of internet linking, using somewhere between 5 mW and 1500 Watts in a huge number of different ways using such a diversity of transceivers, feedlines, antennas, and locations means that this hobby has something for almost everyone. Once you do add in The ever-increasing number of digital modes and various forms of IP linking the possibilities and capabilities expand exponentially. Of all the non-professional activities and hobbies in the world amateur radio has produced the largest number of technicians, scientists, engineers, and not surprisingly PhDs. It doesn't have to be a rich man's hobby, you can start with as little as the price of the test and a $20 radio, and what you can't buy you can invariably build. Finally, this is not just a hobby for old men sitting at home. There are many young people, 5 years old and up, both boys and girls who are entering the hobby whether through school or youth groups and stay in the hobby. There are many young adults who get into it through college or a campus club. And there are many more whose stumble upon it through field day, parks on the air, beaches on the air, summits on the air, and many other public activities were amateurs can be seen communicating and having a lot of fun. This huge diversity of people leads to there being an on-air and/or in-person group that is a good fit for everyone - be that the XYL nets for ladies only, the youth on the air nets, The maritime nets, and even the lighthearted open nets for those who cannot find anything else to do.

[@seankm6nfo990]

Thank you, Jim. Very well done. God Bless and 73.

[@fencepost5178]

Jim, my so very helpful Elmer, Happy New Year, my brother, to you and your family. Many out here in real ppl land appreciate everything you have taken the time to share and teach us.

[@Jeff-ek2vg]

Wonderful dialogue Jim. I was licensed in 1976 when the Freedom train came through Pomona CA. Call then was KA6KIY. So many of the things you touched on ring so true for a lot of us, but some of us dont have the ability to orate it as well or in the way you did. Best to You Jim! 73 WW4BSA NNNN

[@cwgreen1938]

Jim, W5BNW here, like your utube channel and agree with you that ham radio is magic. I've been a ham since 1968 but I haven't been as active as you but I still have fun participating. 73's, hope we meet on 20m some time.

[@aj2isotadxing]

For me, ham radio is part of my life , it’s not just a hobby. I look forward to talking to others and it still is magic for sure. It’s just fun!

[@tommybewick]

Jim, this is a great overview of all the good things in ham radio! Especially the friendship. 73, Tom K2BEW

[@EndlessWaltz]

Sir, you were my inspiration to get my license. I appreciate all you do.

[@Mastersabersmen]

Hi Jim, Thought I'd just comment on here that today, I passed my technician license after about a month 1/2 of studying. In one of your previous videos, you mentioned that hamradioprep is a good place to go to study. I will say, though I took p;enty of practice tests and read a couple ham books, I felt what you recommended was the most helpful and beneficial in making the most sense on how things work. I felt pretty confident and wasn't nervous taking the test (though I admit that the nerves started to get to me, while waiting for the test results)! Though I have A LOT to still learn, as a 32 year old, I'm excited to start this ham radio journey. Your videos helped give me the motivation, the push needed, to move forward to get my technician certificate. I'm taking a week break from studying for now, but I'm going to start preparing to study for my general license next. Once my license is posted (hopefully by next week Friday) I'll be making my first contact! Hope to one day hear you on the waves. Thanks for your videos, and I just wanted to say that I appreciate you. ;) Nathan from Michigan.

[@granitebuilt5836]

I keep being amazed at the ability to contact stations in Europe with 85 W and a wire antenna at the right time of day. Just amazing.

[@bill-2018]

There is a lot to the hobby and I love reading the comments. I've lived here about 33 years and not one neighbour has ever asked me what these wires outside are for. I had a G8 call, 1974, v.h.f. and up, then did the Morse Code to get this G4 but before that I built valve radios, first a one valve H.A.C. kit aged 14. My interest is still building stuff, 2m xtal tx and super regen rx as a G8, as G4 an h.f.ssb/cw 5 Watt tcvr, one valve xtal tx. Pixie, test gear and other bits and modifying a Pye Bantam for our 4m band and getting a 1944 Wireless 19 Set working with h/b inverter inside. I make my aerials. Tuesday with 1 Watt to Bulgaria on 10m c.w. using an indoor dipole. A thrill with QRP. Nothing over 5 Watts for 30+ years. G4GHB

[@zombie2ag115]

Jim- Excellent video and info !!! stay strong !! your knowledge and info is very much appreciated !!!

[@michaellowe8286]

Well said Jim could not of said or explained any better it is very interesting to think you can sit down and talk into anyone clear across the globe the enjoy talking to those people you may never meet but it is really about expanding you horizons in a new way I really enjoy the people I talk to and have a rag chew with just about every day never thought years ago it could be this exciting but it is and you learn something new ever day period have a great day and take car W9NAF 73 .

[@timgoad5750]

Another well done and most enjoyable video. I am sending it to those in my technician class.

[@thelandrethfarm4782]

Jim, you are 100% right. Once I retired I got my license and having a ball on all bands! I have made contact with you and look forward talking again! K7DFL 23:01

[@TangoSierraDX]

Love your videos Jim

[@enriquediaz7547]

I’ve been thinking of it like “fishing” that I can do from home, garage, on the road, etc. I’ve thought of the analogy & seems like the closest I can think of to make it relatable to others.

[@mikeoswald8053]

Moving my QTH diagonally across the country from the NW to SE (FL) has been a ______ (fill in the blank). You name it, it has been an experience. However, the shack is coming together, and as I listen to you tonight I'm finally attaching coax, grounds and PowerPoles to the gear. Maybe by Tuesday, when the concrete is set up for the antenna mount I'll be on the air. Why Ham Radio? Yes, the magic as so weak said before, but in many ways there is a subtle taste of an adventure and the joy of learning. Thanks for being our KZbin Elmer, OM. 73 de AA7MO

[@chanesmith6671]

I had a fantastic conversation with Jim a couple of weeks ago. He is very genuine in what he says here. I'm one of the new hams with a 100w transceiver and a wire in the back yard. If youre thinking about starting ham radio, don't let the exams or lingo deter you. It's really all about having fun! (As cheesy as that sounds) - KF0GZK

[@thomaspressy3410]

merry christmas jim wishing you and your family all the best / h.t. pressy ...novice in north central missouri

[@amateurshooter6054]

Thanks Jim

[@larrynavarre]

Jim! Thanks very much for this video. It is even better than your earlier ones on “Why ham radio”. I am addressing a group tomorrow interested in radio. I will be sure to pass on these points and thanks very much for the HamRadiPrep discount. I think I might start working toward that Extra ticket because of it!!! 73. N8LJN

[@poiu477]

Hey Jim, thanks for the resources, I just got my Tech on my own (35/35!!!) but might check out the course for my General and Extra. Good to see you are doing well, and hope to speak with you on HF soon! KC1SEK Paul

[@poiu477]

also nice catch on reuploading, was trying to comment to let you know that the slides for the radios weren't there, but ya beat me to it! 73s

[@ham-radio]

Ya, I was really upset to see that things had gone wrong after many hours of hard work. I don't know how that happened except to say they were my mistakes. Thanks Paul & 73, Jim

[@poiu477]

@@ham-radio We all make them, and honestly, as an IT engineer by trade, you are more adept at content creation than a lot of people my age or younger. I thought the multi camera angles, and other aspects of your production are fantastic, and really appreciate your channel.

[@KE6GRM]

Thanks Jim for a great video,all the best. Ai6lz

[@castortroy4773]

I have an Old Kenwood 420 I think it is. I just can't find much traffic. It has 12 volt input. Maybe travelling with it would help.

[@markruby2434]

Jim, The vhf and uhf spectrum are much broader now then your explanation. There are groups now on these frequencies that are able to communicate via internet and stations all around the world. Groups that are quite large and vibrant. I wish more hams would utilize these frequencies and the various modes within the upper frequency spectrum

[@ham-radio]

Yes I do know that about VHF and UHF. I do say there is more there that I do not discuss. I want to encourage going for the Extra Class License and just the Technician Class License. Thanks Mark and 73, Jim

[@MisterBigDave]

Every day you can find something new to do or figure out.

[@hzilla5550]

If the cell network and internet go down, HAM radio will be better than nothing. A whole lot better.

[@kimallahr6607]

Yr such a darlin, excited about the telecommunication interactions. Like pen pals now it's called a chat room. So funny! I ask that you have an email communication can I get it here? Somewhere maybe you can ease my mind and clarify things, very interesting and I wonder about the process in a scale of something. I would love to hear your question on wording something you had in mind for the beginners? Let R rip . Dr!?

[@brettsaville2762]

Great Video Sir.....73's.. VK2BDS

[@ampegor]

Well said sir. 73 from VA3XAP

[@phildurall7466]

Seminal coverage of the hobby Jim! "Defies description ... magical" 73 - KF6IF

[@ham-radio]

Thanks, Jim

[@ianmackenzie686]

Fascinating concept but unfortunately not cheap. Just jumping from rank beginner with a baofeng hand held to your first modest hf rig including antenna is pricy.

[@ham-radio]

Very true! The transceiver is just part of the cost. 73, Jim

[@fortlangford2163]

Start where you are, proceed as you can (or want to). I live off grid in heavily forested mountains. A baofeng hand held saves lives every year out here, cell phones are useless most places here, but a ham with a hand held can hit a repeater and get a call for emergency assistance.

[@ianmackenzie686]

@@fortlangford2163 I agree and that's what I do, provided the repeaters aren't knocked out of service. But being more independent with a modest hf rig is my goal, albeit a distant one because I still can't justify the costs.

[@obiter-things]

Ian, I’m with you. I’m starting with a portable qrp rig. That goes against the general consensus that a 100w base station is the best first rig. But, a (tr)usdx ($140 fully built, or $90 kit), with a 49:1 unun connected directly to the rig ($25), about 66’ of 30 agw wire ($10), a 7.2m collapsible carbon fishing rod for a mast ($20) or just get the wire in a tree, and a 11-14v battery ($15 - $80, depending on how long you want to talk) and you are in business on 40 meters. I would add a nanoVNA ($80) to make sure the swr of your antenna to not too high, or use a $30 antenna tuner from qrpguys. It’s not going to perform like an Icom, but it will work.

[@Wes_Jones]

I've had my license for around 20 years now (N6NSX) and have only been on the air once. I got my ticket and was so excited to actually talk to someone. I fired up the radio and heard someone calling CQ so I nervously replied. The guy on the other end proceeded to call me a f-ing idiot for bothering him. I shut down my radio and it has been collecting dust on the shelf ever since. He ruined the hobby for me. Call me overly sensitive if you wish, but as a newbie it was devastating.

[@paulgrodkowski3412]

O.K. I won't say anything. CB versus Ham....????

[@dougtaylor7724]

Ham radio is really not good to meet women. Rates right up there with stamp collection and geology. That was a quote I saw in a station on the wall years ago. lol 😂

[@bobsimmons5274]

There are only 3 hobbies that require a federal license... (1) flying a light aircraft for recreation, (2) amateur radio, and (3) collecting machine guns. Also hams are the ONLY people who are allowed to build and use their own radio equipment WITHOUT getting permission from the FCC first. They don't even need to tell the FCC what they are doing.( they are expected to know and obey the FCC laws... that's what the license really means. ) Even billion dollar corporations are not allowed to do that.. they can't even advertise or take orders for future products, if they are waiting for FCC approval. If you get a ham license, you become a member of a fairly elite community that literally covers the whole world... with your radio, you can wander around continents and hemispheres the same way most people wander around their own neighborhoods.... and you are directly connected to it... the only technology you need is what is sitting on your desk... and enough empty sky to spread your voice over half the planet.

[@jeremycole3008]

i suppose this ham radio thing has roots in the youth of boys capturing and manipultaing electricity in a bottle. It vibrates, it radiates, it flys away like a rocket. You can attach another vibrating energy field to it to convey information for others to capture. Its an invisible bat-light signal shined into the clouds where the whole community can see it. Its the most "alive" thing that you could play with til video games game along. Many of the early Bell Labs engineers were amateurs in their own right. There are some aspects of the hobby that I dont even care for myself. I hate single side band, wholeheartedly. Too much "donald duck". If there is going to be any adavancement in the electronics study, it started in Ham Radio, contiuned in Ham Radio, and long after the technology has been declared obsolete, it STILL continues in Ham Radio. The Commodore 64 computer is still as fascinating now as it was then.

[@johnsmith-lb4mo]

Ham radio is dying....young people today prefere the internet and social media to communicate.

[@G5STU]

I disagree, I know so many young people getting into ham radio, they just have a different take on it to the old boys. QRM from cheap Chinese power supplies is main thing killing the hobby, if you fix that the bands would be so active it would be impossible to find a free frequency.

[@ianmackenzie686]

@@G5STU Just so gosh darn expensive!

[@shigityshigityshwa]

It’s not at all dying. I’m a young person. I’m on the air every night. I’m also a VE. I’ve tested more young people than old people. Thanks for the ignorant comment, though!

[@TheRenoir]

@@G5STU I agree. Its actually growing again here in Oz. The licensing division in Tasmania is busy allocating new licenses on a regular basis.

[@samadams6487]

Visit great video but I've just got one critique because it's a phrase that drive me absolutely crazy: :to give back." I hate that phrase because in order to give something back you had to have taken something first generally that you shouldn't have in the first place well that was given to you which is why we tithe 10% back to God because he gave us everything and I might add undeservedly so in any case I would prefer people save your giving to the community rather than giving back because they didn't take anything and they sure as hell weren't giving anything from it. That phrase has strong leftist meanings and I Regard leftism in all forms of progressivism as an existential threat to this constitutional republic. But I like this guy's videos Andy lives in California so I realize that not everybody in California leans left and I hope this guy doesn't. Also well aware of the fact that he's just come out of the hospital and I hope he's okay but I understand he's got a very serious condition which I hope at least for the time being he's able to overcome. Don't want to see what seems like a decent guy go silent key on all of us just yet even though I know that's all of ours destiny. I just hope it's not his Destiny just at the moment.

[@ham-radio]

Many guys gave me equipment and training when I was a teenager just getting on the air. It does not imply that I took somethiing for nothing or stole something. Ham in my neighbor gave me all kinds of stuff. In return I served on many community boards and commissions. Here are just a few: I was a Planning Commission. I volunteered with Calfire for years. I was on the Building Code Board of Appeals. I was on the Fire Code Board. I wrote many of the Building Codes. I was a member of the Burbank Civil Defense. I was elected to a school board and served for 8 years. My name is on a plaque at the front of the newer school building. I was awarded many citations and commendations for my service to the community. In general, I well liked for my level headed changes and service. I was a registered Republican all of that time. The KZbin videos are to help others learn about ham radio in a simple way that will stick with them for years. Yes, I have always paid back as much as I can. The implication that I stole or got stuff that I should not have gotten is, well, insulting. I am writing this from a hospital bed in my home as I have Leukemia and it is not going well. The threats to our democratic republic come from many conservative groups too. Some of who tried to change the election results with fake electors. Some of those who stormed on January 6th were guilty of committing crimes. Not one case of voter fraud was ever proven in court before judges appointed by the former President. Many to the right and the left leaning, pay back to society just as I have. Jim W6LG KZbin Elmer

[@samadams6487]

@@ham-radio the phrase giving back itself implies a unique relationship. When people say they are giving back to the community the phrase itself means that you must have taken something first. In order to get something back you must have it because it was taken from another source. I reject that. I'm a donate or give money to a Cause and I hate to say it because you live in California your politics is probably quite the opposite of mine but be that as it may, when I give I am giving I'm not giving anything back because I didn't take from them in the first place eat a lawfully for unlawfully. The statement has built-in semantics to it when you say you're giving back, you can only give something back that you already took that's implied from the English language sentence structure. It is a term used extremely by the leftists in this country and I reject most assuredly anything that even remotely resembles so-called progressivism and it is going to take our country down a very dark Road but many like me are preparing for it because we know it's coming and we know it's unavoidable. Just adding my 2 cents on that score but it's a question of semantics. To give something back you first have to take something before you can give it back. When we tithe to the church we are in fact giving something back because God gives us everything and we are expected to give 10% of it back but in that particular case you are in fact giving back something that was either given to you or Taken. I can't help you if you don't understand the semantics involved. When you are doing the things you do you are giving or donating time but you are not giving anything back because you never took from them. A gift is another matter on the other hand if you are returning that gift then you are in fact giving back the gift. I can't explain it any better than that if you don't understand it then I am at a loss because it is a question of the English language and what it means. In the political left it is assumed that if you have things you have things because you took them or somebody gave them to you as unearned because that's how the leftist view everything they are by nature collectivist and think everything belongs to everybody and that if you have more than somebody then you had to have taken it or was it given to possibly even unfairly. That is the situation we've come to in this country. I don't mean to lay this out on somebody who is seriously ill but this country is going down a very very very dark Road and if you're familiar with feedback Control Systems I will only say that for the systems transfer function of our geopolitical social system, we have very many poles in the right hand plane. That's not good for a system no matter what kind of system you're talkin about.

[@samadams6487]

@@ham-radio oh I didn't get to see all of the rest of your message. You are one of those. January 6th wasn't even a riot and certainly nothing to compare to what was going on in the rest of the country the prior- yeah where tens of billions of dollars of property was destroyed and people were murdered many people. And you might be interested to know that new video is showing up showing the camp of the police let these people in in a public building I might add which I have been in many times while people were in session. It's a public building. In any event I seen all the video and I didn't see one gun in there except for the shooting have an Air Force veteran a female by a capitol police officer who has been named and had no reason to kill her as she was completely unarmed as for the rest. Talk about a peaceful protest and everyone of them are still in prison as political prisoners so now I know you're a fucking leftist and it would have been over in minutes and the election would not have been stolen as it was. I served in two branches of the military sir and I'm completely ashamed that I did because the government I work while currently right now is a tyrannical government. Let me give you some writings from one of the founding fathers "As civil rulers, not having their duty to the people before them, may attempt to tyrannize, and as the military forces which must be occasionally raised to defend our country, might pervert their power to the injury of their fellow citizens, the people are confirmed by the article in their right to keep and bear their private arms." -Tench Coxe, June 18, 1789 In that first quote above, the article to which he refers was the then proposed 2nd Amendment which he says infirmus the right of the people to keep and bear their private armies and if you will notice the entire context is that it is there because sometime Civic rulers may become tyrannical and use the military forces against the people and doesn't for military officer I can assure you that today at least 60% of the military unfortunately would shoot on sight anyone the government said to shoot because they have been that indoctrinated by TRADOC which more than 12 years ago has been infiltrated by socialist and communist within our military. That's a problem and as I mentioned the entire context of his paragraph that which was published in the Pennsylvania Gazette which in contact with tyrannical government. You might also want to review the Declaration of Independence which says that it is not only a right but a duty to throw off a tyrannical government you don't have to dig too far it's within the first paragraph or two of The Declaration of Independence. Now onto the second paragraph from the founding father: "... their swords, and every other terrible Implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an American. What clause in the state or federal Constitution hath given away that important right?... the unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people."-Tench Coxe, Feb 20, 1788 Here he says that every terrible Implement of the soldier is the birthright of an American. He further goes on to say that that unlimited power does not belong in the hands of either the federal or state governments but in the hands of the people. That is from one of the founding fathers. I've nothing further to say and I will be disconnecting from your Channel. You may have a fine brain in terms of ham radio but something has Disturbed California New York, Massachusetts my former home state, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii. The bastions of great evil with socialism and communism is. They think they have the right to read distribute the earnings of others and to piss on the civilian population which is their endgame no matter their protestations. Goodbye. I don't understand how mine's can get so infected with such evil ideologies but apparently The Human Condition is such that it can. Anybody wishing to Flame me don't bother I won't be reading anything and I'm definitely disconnecting from this channel immediately

[@ratdotl3368]

There's no one anywhere that hasn't been helped directly or indirectly by someone or the community in general, so the phrase is correct, you are just a nit picky tightsss who probably isn't much fun to be around

[@leeg0uln582]

I have met lots of fellow hams face to face and also got the pleasure of coming over to the states several times to stay with friends . Those friendships would never have happened without HF . Lee G0ULN 73