On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:42:19 -0400, "Radiosrfun"
wrote:
:"Sarah Czepiel" wrote in message
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: On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:55:03 -0400, "Radiosrfun"
: wrote:
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It bothered me to read he felt so discouraged. I always
: find folks here very helpful. I'm never sure of the proper way to
: handle a question if you don't know the answer. Is everyone to chime
: in saying, " Can't help, don't know." ? I've read such threads and
: more often than not the OP responds with a less than polite comment to
: "shut it" if you don't know the answer. Anyway, hope he'll enjoy the
: radio now he knows how to shut it off.
:
: Way back when in the stone age of CB radio I had a set of Midland
: handheld transceivers and they were very good. Cost my Dad a heap of
: cash back then because they had a 3 mile range! Wow!
Wish I
: still had them but like loads of other things from that era, Barbie
: dolls, etc... they were sold at a yard sale when I outgrew them.
:
: Regards, Sarah
:
:I didn't see his initial post for the assistance - to start with. When
:seeing the one of not getting any replies, I figured I'd "try" to offer
:"some" sort of help. Not being familiar with the unit, the help was basic at
:best. It doesn't matter if an answer is the right one - no one answer always
:falls into that category. The fact is, you "offer" to help in however you
:can. It is up to the poster to accept it or reject it - try it or not. If
:he - owning the unit - knows full well a suggestion can't work or has
:already been tried, then move on to the next.
:
:You managed to get what appears to be the best of help to him - so the
:credit goes to you.
Heh, he seems a bit ungrateful this morning. LOL. Oh well. We
both tried and I've given him the Radio Shack part number for some AA
Ni-Mh batteries and charger that I use in my Pro 97 scanner. He can
take that advice or leave it.
:Yeah, I know what you mean about the radios and so on. My dad bought us a
:set of walkie talkies - 3 channel jobs - and at that time - my parents were
:coerced into CB by some aunts and uncles. I had already had a knack for
:electronics, tearing things apart - etc. Well, that first set of walkie
:talkies - combined with the CB thingy going - was my opening. I wasn't
:satisfied with the range - so I started experimenting and finding my work -
:to be making some progress - though I was still dumb as a stump when it come
:to electronics. So - I then went and bought a bunch of books from money from
:cutting grass and doing all sorts of errands, chores, etc. Started learning
:on my own - til I got into High School - for a "formal" shop class - and
:went on from there. I wish I still had those walkie talkies for sentimental
:reasons alone.
Ah, you are an expert compared to my experiences! I share your
curiosity on how things work but have never done any practical
experimentation. My one claim to fame was I tutored a friend for her
Tech class license and she Aced the test! I'm not an Amateur Radio
operator myself but I got through university so she figured I could
help her cram for the test. This friend later volunteered to go to
NYC after 9/11 and she helped provide communications for the
firefighters and rescue workers at ground zero. She was assigned to
a firehouse and ran her " shack" from there.
Regards, Sarah
:L.
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