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RIGHT ON KEN !!!
W6RU
"Kenneth D. Grimm, K4XL" wrote:
> I really wish you technical weenies would stop making such sweeping
> judgments! Lots of folks need instant on! I need instant on! I NEED
> INSTANT ON!!! OK?
> I'm a DXer for Pete's sake!!! Slow warm up receivers are OK. Slow warm
> up exciters are OK. But when it comes to amplifiers, DXers need instant
> on. Most DXers spend about 99 percent or more of their time listening.
> When they finally hear what they are looking for, it is imperative that
> they call it NOW!!! Otherwise, you may miss the contact. This has
> always been true. Today, with the DX spotting packet and internet
> networks, to quote a friend of mine, "it is most true." :0)
> 73,
> --
> Ken K4XL
> grimm@lynchburg.net
> BoatAnchor Manual Archive - http://bama.sbc.edu or
> ftp://bama.sbc.edu/boatanchor
>
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<p>"Kenneth D. Grimm, K4XL" wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I really wish you technical weenies would stop making
such sweeping
<br>judgments! Lots of folks need instant on! I need instant
on! I NEED
<br>INSTANT ON!!! OK?
<br>I'm a DXer for Pete's sake!!! Slow warm up receivers are OK.
Slow warm
<br>up exciters are OK. But when it comes to amplifiers, DXers need
instant
<br>on. Most DXers spend about 99 percent or more of their time listening.
<br>When they finally hear what they are looking for, it is imperative
that
<br>they call it NOW!!! Otherwise, you may miss the contact.
This has
<br>always been true. Today, with the DX spotting packet and internet
<br>networks, to quote a friend of mine, "it is most true." :0)
<br>73,
<br>--
<br>Ken K4XL
<br>grimm@lynchburg.net
<br>BoatAnchor Manual Archive - <a
href="http://bama.sbc.edu";>http://bama.sbc.edu</a>
or
<br><a href="ftp://bama.sbc.edu/boatanchor";>ftp://bama.sbc.edu/boatanchor</a>
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<br>Problems:
owner-amps@contesting.com
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