12-Step Program for People Addicted to Carrier Squelch

(Author Unknown - with apologies to Alchoholics Anonymous)

1. Admit you have a problem with dependency on Carrier Squelch and that
you are powerless to stop yourself or force yourself to use CTCSS.

2. Believe that a better understanding of the RF world via a Higher
Power (Physics) will restore your sanity.

3. Make a decision to turn your life over to your knowledge of RF
principals to rebuild your life in a positive way without the addiction
to Carrier Squelch.

4. Make a searching and fearless inventory of your RF knowledge.

5. Admit to your ham buddies that you don't understand why Carrier
Squelch is bad or understand RF's physical unbreakable rules.

6. Be entirely ready to allow Physics to show you the way and accept
that RF acts in specific ways.

7. Humbly ask someone to explain the basics of CTCSS to you and if
you're ready -- DCS.

8. Make a list of all you've harmed with your use of Carrier Squelch
and be willing to make amends with all.

9. Make amends with all of your fellow hams you've hurt by calling them
with your CTCSS board turned on, except where to do so would injure
them or others.

10. Continue to take personal inventory and when caught using Carrier
Squelch, admit it, while continuing to recognize your progress toward
recovery.

11. Meditate on the Physical properties of RF daily and hum the
beautiful low tones of CTCSS to yourself.

12. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these Steps, carry
the CTCSS message to others to experience the power of 1970's
technology and practice the use of good technology in all your affairs.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/19/AR2008051902730_pf.html

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http://mcrrmuseum.com/

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