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-====== Tue 30/04/24 : Stop Being A Grumpy Old Sad Ham ======
-  * I've decided to stop feeling grumpy about the current state of amateur radio.
-  * I've decided to get on and enjoy it, and to not care if there are people, behaviours, modes or band-uses that would previously annoy me.
-  * It's //just// a **hobby**.
-  * And I note that the new OFCOM licence documents seem to have redefined the purpose of Amateur Radio:
-<blockquote>
-<code>
-Purpose
-. The Licensee must ensure that the Radio Equipment is only used:
-a) for the purpose of self-training in radio communications, including conducting
-technical investigations; or
-b) as a leisure activity and not for commercial purposes of any kind
-</code>
-</blockquote>
-  * I'm not sure when ''Clause 4. b)'' appeared, but it means I no longer have any justification to be grumpy at people who use amateur radio with **no** underlying ethos of self-training.
-  * I don't want to be a //sad ham//. There's too much //fun// stuff to do in radio as a hobby, so why spend precious time tuning around and finding fault with what you hear on the air? Just get on the air and do your own thing.
-  * I recently threw my toys out of the pram over You Tube and its forcing of adverts on everyone - (i.e. when they started to warn people to stop using AdBlockers).
-    * I decided I wanted no part in You Tube and deleted my account/videos.
-    * I notice that recently they seem to have stopped warning me about using an AdBlocker (UBlock Origin)
-    * Have they give up that fight, or are the AdBLock developers just getting better at hiding?
-    * Anyway - I might post a few videos now that I'm getting back into the hobby, and enjoying it, and not being a grumpy old ba***rd.
-  * I even had some 40m SSB QSOs recently - something I thought I'd never do again.
-{{tag>radio !SadHam }}