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Re: [Amps] Fleamarkets and more

To: "Mike" <noddy1211@sbcglobal.net>, <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Fleamarkets and more
From: "Carl" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 20:35:31 -0500
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I went to 2 high schools in the 50's. Both had ham clubs with stations and I 
learned the code and took my Novice at the first.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike" <noddy1211@sbcglobal.net>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Fleamarkets and more


>I have tried many times to get people from my local club (40 members) over
> to my station.  Our local club like most in the USA and has turned into a 
> 2
> meter repeater support club and most of the discussions are about how to
> improve the club repeaters and how best to spend the club funds on them.
>
> Clubs are not what they were 20 years ago unfortunately.
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> The discussion here is alarming but absolutely true.  I wonder if most of 
> us
> are at fault by not allowing those "newbies" or future "newbies" to come 
> to
> our stations/shacks/shops and see, touch (no HV), smell, and experience HF
> ham radio.  To see what it is to build our own equipment and operate on 
> HF.
> To hear the guy from Portland or Madagascar coming out of the speaker.  To
> see the electronic shop and projects on the bench.  I know that caught my
> attention many decades ago.
>
> Lee - K0WA
>
>
> In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply.  If you
> don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it.  If you
> can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some 
> Common
> Sense.  Is Common Sense divine?
>
> Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my
> mind. -  J. Wolf
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