Kele YT3T <yt3t@absolutok.net>:
> Pretty amusing to see (wealthy) people complaining to
the selection of
> U.A.E. guest ops...
>
> For an average YU ham, you are ALL very wealthy, and
from our point of
> view,
> the sport of contesting is "money talks' indeed. To
let you get an idea, an
> average YU ham has to spend his whole 2-year income
to be able to set a
> station consisting of: one modern transceiver, one
kilowatt amplifier, one
> rotor, one modest tower, one tribander and minimum of
required cables and
> wires. I did NOT say 2-year savings, but 2-year
salaries. And just a few
> months more to get a modest computer.
Thanks for putting this into a different perspective ,
Kele. We need to be reminded from time to time how
priviledged we are !
73 Rag W7/LA5HE
|