[TowerTalk] Amatuer Engineers vs Amateurs

[Lee Buller]

Ladies and Gentlemen...

IT seems to me that there are a lot of engineering types on the various 
reflectors.  I am sure glad they are here, but......  Now, don't get me 
wrong, I like engineers.  I wanted to be one, but calculus and girls got in 
the way.

When can something be so over engineered that it is not longer fun, in the 
sense that amateur radio is suppose to be fun?  I guess we can talk about 
the fine points of all subjects, but when does it become facts and figures 
and not fun.

Sure, lets have good engineering practice.  Lets make sure our towers are 
safe, but are we having fun?  I remember the guy who got me into this hobby 
was a railroad telegrapher.  He had no engineering degree, but he built 
things by the seat of his pants.  He had fun and taught be how to have fun 
with the hobby too.  He was on the air very early with SSB, actually DSB, 
but he was on the air with it.

So, can we over engineer this stuff...or can we just have good common sense? 
 Are we having fun?  

Comments and flames are welcome, but share with the whole community. :-)

Lee  8>)
k0wa@southwind.net


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