I agree. The discussion has been thought stimulating and has likely caused
several of us (me included) to reaffirm or correct what we "thought" we knew.
Tempers or frustration run high at times, but just try to keep it civil.
Phil
At 11:48 AM 10/5/99 -0300, Carl A. Smidt wrote:
>
>I rather enjoy the discussion; read it and learn, or relearn, a lot. If one
>does not want to read it, it is so very easy to hit the 'delete' key. Just
>don't start getting 'catty' with each other, that ruins it for us all.
>73, Carl VE9OV
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-amps@contesting.com [mailto:owner-amps@contesting.com]On
>Behalf Of Jon Ogden
>Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 10:58 AM
>Cc: Amps Reflector
>Subject: [AMPS] I don't get it!
>
>
>
>>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
>
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