Dave,
Honor is being willing to write your last email. Thanks on behalf of not only
myself but others in our group who contest or use the digital modes. There are
a lot of facets of ham radio I don’t enjoy either but live and let live is good
for our hobby and the world.
Thanks again.
Jim K4QPL
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 6, 2022, at 7:55 PM, David Eckhardt <davearea51a@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> OK, guys, I should have not have hit the keyboard in such a "knee-jerk" mood.
> Please forgive me, but I really do not care for contesting. That's my
> choice. I much prefer the technical aspects of the hobby and professionally
> as an EMC/RFI engineer - retired. I've been licensed for going on 63 years
> so there must be something in the hobby to have keep me involved. However,
> these days, I spend more time doing radio astronomy, although you'd never
> know it by the time I spend on the local repeater helping others with
> technical questions. Yes, there is something in the hobby for everyone, but
> contesting and FT8 are not my preferences. Those are my choices, Again,
> sorry for raising the hackles of some in this group. I usually keep it to
> RFI and the FCC.
>
> Dave - WØLEV
>
>> On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 11:36 PM James Jordan <k4qpl2@gmail.com> wrote:
>> That’s true Dan. It’s a pity that some people get satisfaction from
>> disparaging comments and putting other people down. We also hear this kind
>> of stuff on the air which is even worse as one never knows who is listening.
>> If any subject should be a shared concern it is RFI which can impact all
>> segments of this widely diverse hobby.
>> 73,
>> Jim K4QPL
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Aug 6, 2022, at 5:21 PM, Dan K2YWE <dan.k2ywe@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Most of what you said is nonsense.
>> >
>> >
>> > 73, Dan
>> >
>> >> On Sat, Aug 6, 2022, 5:03 PM David Eckhardt <davearea51a@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I do not contest, period. I have little tolerance for the spectrum
>> >> pollution every weekend and a few during the weekdays with one or several
>> >> contests. I'd rather pursue the technical aspects of the hobby than
>> >> simply
>> >> contesting. Contests usually boil down to the largest and most aluminum
>> >> high in the air on tall metallic "trees" fed with legal power (many,
>> >> operate more than legal power - illegally) - BIG $$$$ - which most
>> >> "average" hams can not afford, myself included. Yes, there are hams more
>> >> technical than myself but a plethora less. I suppose there is something
>> >> for everyone in the hobby, but contesting and the digital modes,
>> >> especially
>> >> FT8, are not for me. I'll stick with the technical aspects.
>> >>
>> >> Dave - WØLEV
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 8:45 PM Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> I know a lot of contesters who are probably more technical than you. And
>> >>> I know some who are not.
>> >>>
>> >>> 73, Jim K9YC
>> >>>
>> >>> On 8/6/2022 11:56 AM, David Eckhardt wrote:
>> >>>> Most are just appliance operators
>> >>>> to score the highest in any given corntest
>> >>>
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