[50mhz] Six Meter Forum

[Chris Boone]

> -----Original Message----- 
>   Really! (I agree) And that's not mentioning this other list 
> that KC2FTN mentioned above, see the sixclub? I didn't even 
> know about them. 

Sixclub was started by Lisa Lowell and her hubby if memeory serves..now
Jerry W9FS runs it (and I WAS associated with it...until I was removed
rather quickly from taking it over from him (That's another story but not
for here). I JUST wish SOMEONE would get their act together and remove MY
PayPal address from the site (I never accept them anyway)! Last I saw there
were ~3000 members of sixclub...As for the history of sixclub, I cannot say
for sure but I seem to remember there WAS some infighting many years ago
which lead to the formation of it or a splinter group moving off to form
another list..

I know about SMIRK, I run that list, too, 
> but it's been real quiet lately. And the other group off at 
> 6mt further dilutes the discussion pool down to where only 4 
> or 5 hams talk on any of the specific reflector groups. Plus 

There is also the 6mtr list on Yahoogroups...(where ANYONE can start a mail
list up...just ask W3KKC)

> this one over at hamwave.com is not a Reflector like this 
> one, but a Web-based forum which is like the old-fashioned 
> BBSs, you had to go to a specific system and log in to read 
> your messages, while here on a Reflector they're all in your Inbox.

I will say this about the Yahoo mail list...you can either get them in your
inbox or read them on the web site..I like that....I cannot get to my
personal email at my work due to the company's overzealous IT guys who block
ALL email sites/ports, etc except our own company Exchange...but rather than
subscribe the office address, I can go to Yahoogroups.com web site and read
the list messages there...(strange but true! BUT forget about Yahoo mail or
Hotmail or anything similar)...I wish the list on QTH offered that...it
would be nice to catch up during lunch, etc..

>   But I digress. It's a free country, paid for by our 
> Soldiers and Vetrans, and that's why we have a Memorial Day. 
> So , Remember Memorial Day at 3 pm, your time today. Just for 
> a minute. Remember.

I am headed to my father's grave shortly....he was a Master Platton Sgt (I
think that was a DI) in the Marine Corps in WWII in the Pacific; he died in
72 before I got my ham ticket at age 14 (closest I got was Capt in the Civil
Air Patrol)

73
Chris
WB5ITT