[TenTec] RF Speech Processor "TX IMD"

[Richards]

Oh Pshaw...

Under your theory, CS, then it means anyone who buys all brand new 
TenTec equipment directly from the factory, has no right to expect his 
radio and amp to be within specification and operating properly.

	That does not say much about TT equipment,
	does it?

What an arrogant and ludicrous position, as well.  I own a car, and do 
know how to work the speedometer, but this is not a apposite analogy.

A better analogy would be to expect every owner of every car to 
understand how it works, and to be able to operate all the electronic 
and computerized diagnostic equipment necessary to tune and repair the 
most exotic and esoteric functions of the engine.  Heck, only certified 
mechanics are even allowed to do that in my state.   Expecting every 
driver to be that well schooled is unreasonable and foolish to expect.

This is hardly a fair expectation, and neither is yours about ham 
operators.  I should be considered a good ham if I take appropriate 
steps to make sure a properly qualified and trained technician to check 
and make sure it is up to snuff.

Under your theory, doctors who use medical devices to diagnose disease 
should be able to fully strip and rebuild and understand, test, and 
verify the operation of the equipment they use, as well.  After all, 
they would be quacks not to fully understand and test their equipment 
since that is a matter of life and death to their patients, and ham 
radio is merely a source of emotional aggravation to you.

Nuts.

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On 6/17/2013 6:11 AM, Charles P. Steinmetz wrote:

> I have no sympathy whatever for any ham who invests thousands of dollars
> in a rig (or three) but can't justify spending a few hundred on a scope
> and other basic monitoring tools --

> shouldn't owning proper monitoring equipment and knowing how to use it
> be legal requirements for operating a ham transmitter?

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