>Pete, I agree 100% what you said. I'm an active reader on this reflector
>and mostly more confused as to get any news or good ideas. Often I think some
>guys forget that we are amateurs and not professionals. Some of them are
>splitting hairs and some others are good attention hunters. But anyway, the
>reflector is a very good place to find news and good techniques.
>Over a long time I guess I find out the specialists and the AH's.
I don't get it.
People complain about the fact that ham radio is no longer a technical
hobby - that all we are is appliance operators.
Yet when a technical discussion ensues where they can learn something,
they suddenly throw up their hands and say, "Hold on a minute. I am an
amateur, not a technical person!"
So which is it, folks? I like to think that those of us on amps are more
technically skilled than the rest. I also like to think that there is a
lot that all of us can learn. I know I have learned a great deal about
tube amplifier design from the members of this list.
As to all the ">>>>" attribution quotes, perhaps they go to far, however,
being that I've read all of the previous messages, those don't end up
confusing me. Only when I haven't read the entire thread is it a problem.
And regarding splitting hairs: Yes, there are some here that are
extremely guilty of that. And while I don't necessarily try to split
hairs, I get caught up in it because I feel that a point is not been
properly explained or understood. Undoubtably, there are others like
myself. And there are people who exploit that.
If you aren't interested in a particular topic after a while, use the
delete key. That's not a slam or a flame, but just the way you should do
it. I do this with a lot of messages.
Anyhow, are we as hams a technical lot who want to continue to grow our
technical knowledge or are we appliance operators?
Which is it? We can't have it both ways.
73,
Jon
KE9NA
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Jon Ogden
jono@enteract.com
www.qsl.net/ke9na
"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
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