I think you've missed Eddy's point. Like him, I don't have a computer in the
shack. The radios are in my lab down in the basement; my computer is
upstairs in the "computer room". Yes, I'm obviously on that computer now,
but I have never pretended that it's a radio! I used to enjoy working meteor
scatter & EME, until both were "improved" with computers. Now people swap
qsl's for contacts that they personally never heard; one's that their
computers have worked instead...Somehow it's not the same. To each his own.
There used to be a large number of hams participating in meteor scatter, but
now that it's made easy, very few do. As BB King said "The thrill is
gone"...
Brian Mattson K8BHZ
-----Original Message-----
From: mstangelo@comcast.net
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 4:04 PM
To: Eddy Swynar
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Question...
Eddy,
You do have a computer in the shack. You are an internet operator.
Ham radio was one of the first forms of social media. We used to discuss
operating and contesting issues on the air with our nets. We replaced the
radio social media with internet groups and chat rooms.
I bet you're like me and spend more time on internet groups that on the air.
We have met the enemy and it us.
Mike N2MS
----- Original Message -----
From: Eddy Swynar <deswynar@xplornet.ca>
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:07:17 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Topband: Question...
Hi Guys,
<snip>
But know what...? I personally don't care. I don't have a berth for my
computer in my shack, & neither do I plan to set one up there any time soon,
either.
<snip>
~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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