OOps!!

[k4sb at avana.net]

Your message. not Alex's, is a perfect example of "tis far better to be thought a
fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt".

Which brings up another old saying: "Why is it there are so many more horses asses
than horses?"

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Name: Ed Sleight
E-mail: k4sb at avana.net
Date: 8/17/96
Time: 9:54:25 AM

"May you be in heaven 10 minutes before
the devil knows you're dead."
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>From trogo at primenet.com (Tony Rogozinski)  Sat Aug 17 18:43:21 1996
From: trogo at primenet.com (Tony Rogozinski) (Tony Rogozinski)
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 10:43:21 -0700 (MST)
Subject: OOps!!
Message-ID: <199608171743.KAA24598 at primenet.com>

Sorry Ed, but apparently both you and Al feel that its ok to publicly 
criticize and make fun of people and probably get your jollies by doing
it.  Obviously neither of you were taught proper manners or etiquette
and I think it's too late now. 

I don't have any old sayings just consideration for others - and I think
Bob W6RGG does also.

Tony   N7BG




At 09:54 AM 8/17/96 PDT, k4sb at avana.net wrote:
>Your message. not Alex's, is a perfect example of "tis far better to be
thought a
>fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt".
>
>Which brings up another old saying: "Why is it there are so many more
horses asses
>than horses?"
>
>-------------------------------------
>Name: Ed Sleight
>E-mail: k4sb at avana.net
>Date: 8/17/96
>Time: 9:54:25 AM
>
>"May you be in heaven 10 minutes before
>the devil knows you're dead."
> -------------------------------------
>
>


                                Tony Rogozinski N7BG
                               One of the "Voo-Dudes"
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               Call Me At 1-800-966-6264 If You Have Any To Sell Or Trade


>From rattmann at cts.com (Rattmann)  Sat Aug 17 19:38:16 1996
From: rattmann at cts.com (Rattmann) (Rattmann)
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 11:38:16 -0700
Subject: The Olympic problem
Message-ID: <199608171838.LAA26222 at burnout.cts.com>

(snip)Vitaly, VE6JO:
There have been lots of comments about the Olympics and radio over the past
few months, if not the past 3 weeks... There was lots of discussion also
back in 1990 I remember.  If you look at K3ZO's comment about the Washington
Post article, you see the problem.  It is not that radiosport is not worthy;
rather, it is that to be considered by the IOC you must be EXTREMELY WELL
ORGANIZED.  We were well organized for WRTC purposes, but for the IOC to pay
attention, we would have to raise it by twenty or thirty dB....  That
translates mainly to LARGE CASH EXPENDITURES.  Fred mentioned the "bowling
lobby".  The bowlers obviously are well organized and are spending lots of
money to demonstrate bowling to the IOC...so far with no result.

Are you... is anyone... prepared to hire a couple people with FULL TIME
SALARIES to work on this over the next few years, with no guarantee of the
desired result?  How would you fund it?  "Volunteers" have to make a living,
too.  Yes, you have perhaps a million hams worldwide licensed.  At least
half of them are totally inactive at any one time, and thus not motivated.
Of the remainder, I would suggest that only 5% (25 thousand?) care remotely
about contesting (read: extreme development of operating skills).  Of those,
perhaps 5,000 worldwide are really serious. These are your enthusiasts who
are concerned with the competitive (i.e. radiosport) aspect of radio.  How
will you convince ARRL and other national societies, etc. to really push for
such a thing?  Note: There are probably a couple of MILLION bowlers just in
the US.

Another aspect of the problem is the trend in the Olympics toward massive
corporate sponsorship.  Companies spend HUGE amounts of money to "buy time"
in the Olympics.  These companies sell mass-produced products in large
volume to a worldwide audience.  Our radio companies in a niche market sell
in small volume, and with a fairly low profit by comparison. It is unlikely
that they can afford to invest heavily in the sporting effort, because they
would gain nothing by market exposure to a worldwide, general audience. So
they would have to rely on the expectation of additional massive sales in
the amateur market in order to justify their outlay.  The IOC basically
auctions off the visibility to the highest bidders.  I'm not sure that
"testimonials" from contesters in our niche-market magazines even help sell
additional radios; is anyone?

73, Glenn K6NA
WRTC Judge, 1990-1996
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