Ed_Greenberg@3mail.3com.com (02/19/91)
Patrick, Is it really necessary to insinuate that ham radio operators are actively involved in snooping on their neighbors? Ham radio operators have the whole world with which to communicate. There are lots more interesting things to do then listen to the drivel that most people put over their phone lines. Besides, portable phones don't operate in the ham band. Sorry to get testy, but it's a common and distasteful response. Whenever anything improper takes place that is related to the "wireless" somebody always brings up radio amateurs. Yet these detractors pay no attention to the experimentation and public service that takes place on our bands. I know you know better, Pat. edg [Moderator's Note: I think what I said -- at least what I meant -- was that someone other than a relatively experienced radio operator (i.e. a ham) would be unlikely to understand the concept of sideband transmissions and in any event would find them difficult to tune in clearly. I did not mean hams would be *likely* to do so. Sorry for the confusion. PAT]