You have to remember that some of the posts are for "amusement purposes"
only.
Stay with the list, you will soon learn to separate the "wheat" from the
"chaff"
It is quite easy to be disparaging to one or groups, you may have done so
yourself when you mentioned the "27 Mhz" group. If you will recall in the
early sixties this group did make some contribution to the antenna area of
radio.
Enjoy & 73,
Jim, wd4air
> Hi folks, I have been watching the reflector now for about six weeks,
ever
> since I receive my Orion. The tone of discussion in reference to other
> manufactures and fellow amateur's that buy other than TenTec is quite
> disheartening to me. You see I found my first receiver at the top of a
trash
> can when I was eight years old. After my parents gave me permission to
bring
> it home and was able to tune in the BBC off a window screen antenna from
> that moment on I have been forever fascinated with wireless
communication.
> What I have read here in reference to other brands of radio equipment
and
> those who buy them is appalling to me. I have a godson who is quite
computer
> literate and interested in amateur radio. I would no more advise him to
look
> up this form than I would have him listen to 27 mhz. Because I believe
that
> a great deal of what goes on here is far from the amateur code of
ethics.
> The people who taught me radio are now all gone. I am glad they did not
live
> to see this poor immature display of who has the best toy. They were
people
> who loved the radio art for what they thought it was meant to be. Those
who
> have a common interest in the magic of wireless communications and were
> happy for all who pursued the art of exploring this science. Never once
as
a
> young ham did I ever hear them degrade another radio operator for his or
her
> choice in gear. They had what I believe is the true essence of the radio
> sprit. For ALL of us to further the radio art to the best of our
abilities
> together. I came here to learn about the rig I feel is best for me. And
to
> those that have contributed in that I thank you. Unfortunately a great
deal
> of what I have read is to me childish and a complete waste of the time
it
> takes me to delete these messages. I am interested in communications
weather
> it is with a $4,000.00 Tentec a $10,000.00 dollar Icom, Yaesu or a Trash
can
> radio. I am recent convert to Tentec and I hope I never close myself off
to
> others because they have a different choice in rigs than I do. This is
my
> hobby and I try to enjoy it and help others to do the same regardless of
> what type of radio they prefer.
>
> Sincerely WB6DXR...
>
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