-=> 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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