grumpyduck
grumpyduck's JournalQuestion for you ham radio enthusiasts.
This has nothing to do with ham radio itself, but there's a discussion in another chat room about why more women aren't interested in this or that. My position is, well, so what? People are interested in what they like. I could say the same thing about "more" guys not being interested in something.
Why am I asking about ham radio? Just because a friend has been trying to get me involved, and that was the first thing that came to mind. 😀
So, in your own experience, are there "a lot" of women involved in amateur radio, or is it mostly a guy thing?
Cute email scam this morning.
It was from a "Naner Kajeu" and said my "membership for Norton Total Protection" had been renewed and I had been charged $254.24 USD. Then it said to call them at +1 - (855) - (764) - 1481 if I wanted a refund. It listed an invoice number but of course nothing on which card I had used.
I almost want to call the guy and play with him, but it's not worth my time. OTOH, I'd love to give him tfg's credit card number if I could.
HuffPost: Holocaust Museum Criticizes RFK Jr. For Saying Anne Frank Had It Better Than Anti-Vaxxers
I know that a lot of these assholes totally believe their followers are morons, so here's one of them guessing (probably correctly) that none of them knows anything about Anne Frank or the Nazis:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr-holocaust-museum-anne-frank-remarks_n_61ef12f6e4b05788adbdfa08
Does anybody remember Sen. Batson D. Belfry
from the comic strip Shoe?
Some of these jerks in Congress remind me of him.
Any ham radio buffs here?
A friend has been trying to talk me into ham radio, so I wanted to ask around. I know I can buy a cheapie online and don't need a license to just listen. I know about repeaters and such and the different types of bands (he goes into a lot of detail when he's fired up). And a few other tidbits.
But, not being much of a talker, one question comes up, and I really don't want to ask him. 
What do people talk about? A bit of research online revealed that there's a lot of angry RW chatter, people talking about their hemorrhoids, and the guys who apparently lock their mike buttons down and filibuster away. And a lot of guys are into emergency services or just the radios themselves.
I have several other interests, so it's not like I need a hobby.
Any thoughts?
What do the repuqs hope to get from all these people dying?
Blame it on Biden? Or is it something else?
Okay, I'm curious: can't the Democrats use the filibuster too?
Use their own tactic against them?
Or are they too nice to do that?
Prince Andrew Officially Stripped Of All Military Titles, Royal Patronages
From Huffpost:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/prince-andrew-stripped-military-titles-royal-patronages_n_61e04dade4b0ee023e6b9ff8
Wow!
Serious question about dispensing medical advice.
All these assholes that go on TV advocating for bullshit cures for Covid... are they not in fact dispensing medical advice without a license? And isn't that illegal?
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