Hi Bill,
First of all, let me thank you for providing the resources for the
reflectors and the forum by which we can all learn and share information.
I echo most of Barry's comments in that I have learned an enormous amount
about things other than towers and antennas on this reflector. While many
comments and posts are off-topic (including some of my own), it is real easy
to delete what you are not interested in, and that effort is infinitesimal
compared to the value of other unrelated things that I have learned.
I personally enjoy the wide ranging discussions and the ease by which it all
comes in from ONLY one reflector - in my opinion that makes it even more
valuable. I hope that you won't discontinue the present format or further
segment the reflectors. I respectfully suggest, however, that new and
additional reflectors be added to cover some of the topics that fall through
the cracks - like general radio problems and cures, software/computer
issues, a reflector for manufacturer gripes and manufacturer kudos, and so
on.
Best of luck with your new venture!
73
Bob KQ2M
> Hi Bill et al,
> Good luck with your new business venture. Regarding your
> comments yesterday about more specialized reflectors (micro-
> relflectors?) I offer the following comments:
>
> I find towertalk to be a good resource, even with occasional off-
> topic postings. The potential problem, as I see it, creating micro-
> reflectors, for specific sub-topics such as lightning protection, is we
> will lose a lot of pariticipation by readers and "experts."
>
> Currently I am subscribed to a handful of reflectors (towertalk, cq-
> contest, writelog, dxr, and wf1b-rtty). Between them, it's an averge
> of about 80 e-mails/day. More than enough for me!
>
> If I were looking for info on a specialized topic (eg, lightning) I might
> subscribe, ask my question, hopefully get an answer, then
> unsubscribe. I can't speak for others, but I suspect many would
> react similarly. I occasionally scan the archives of a few other
> reflectors (amps, yaesu) because the topics interest me, but I don't
> want all the additional e-mail. The problem with this is I am just a
> lurker, unable to contribute. Obviously, the decision on what to
> include in the towertalk reflector lies with you and/or Steve. Just
> my two cents.
> 73,
> Barry
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