Avery Fineman wrote:
In article , PAMNO
(N2EY) writes:
Time for a radio story...
Back in high school I knew a local ham down Collingdale way who was always
working on a pet project. Same age as me, saw him in school every day. Had
all
kinds of grand ideas of how he was going to build the next generation
state-of-the-art ham rig. All solid-state, full features, all bands, all
modes,
etc.
Now this kid was no dummy and his ideas were basically very sound. But he
didn't have anywhere near the resources or practical experience to actually
finish anything. He'd draw all kinds of schematics, spin all kinds of yarns
and
sometimes even gather some parts. But build a working rig? Never happened.
Not
once. When he *did* get on the air, it was with borrowed equipment that he
conned some local ham into lending him "temporarily". Until said local ham
had
to come over and take it back. I made the mistake of loaning the kid a QST,
which I never saw again. I learned fast.
Meanwhile, those of us willing to make do with less than "SOTA" were on the
air
and having fun and QSOs while he pontificated.
That was about 35 years ago but the lesson is still valid: All this bafflegab
doesn't make one QSO.
For some reason I was reminded of him. He sounded just like Len...
Poor baby. Still with the insults sugar-coated with hypocritical
"civility?"
Tsk. I lost interest in DXing in "radio sports" and the wallpaper
collection of QSLs after working at station ADA long ago.
Really? Did you do lots of contesting and DXing from ADA? Still have
the QSLs?
Became a professional in the radio-electronics industry, got regular
money for not only designing, but building and testing, following
through in the field, etc., etc., on many projects.
Do you find that without honor? Without any worth?
Len, I have known many men who have done similar work. With few
exceptions, I have viewed their work as honorable. It obviously had
worth as all of them received paychecks. We radio amateurs don't
receive paychecks for what we do. We do it strictly for the love of
it. I'm sure your professional achievements have pleased you. They
don't get you any passes in amateur radio. What pleases you hasn't
necessarily impressed us.
Your grating manner and rudeness to radio amateurs have not endeared you
to more than a couple of people here. You strike me as the kind of guy
who goes wandering through life asking, "Why don't people like me?".
I'll bet you haven't an idea of the answer.
The main point is simple: Hams did not need synthesizers to stay in their
bands and subbands. Nor do they need 1 Hz or even 10 Hz accuracy on HF.
In Jimmie's world, yes. :-)
....in anyone's world, Leonard. It is simply fact. You were wrong. :-)
Deal with it.
Dave K8MN