[Boatanchors] Thank You!

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Once again a proof positive as to how valuable these lists are. Gentlemen, 
they do not run on our appreciation, it takes cash to pay the bills to keep 
the lights on at the QTH.NET building that the owner Alan Waller, K3TKJ 
provides us with. While it is fantastic to be appreciated, we still have to 
help the cause. Because if we do not, one day it will stimply be gone. It is 
not like you are asked to contribute a huge amount of money, if every 
subscriber sent Al fifty cents he could fund it for two years! But we all 
know hat that only about 1%, or less, of the subscribers donate anything. I 
know it is not fair that the rest of us have to make up for their 
exploitation of the system, my words - not Al Waller's, but as is going on 
all over the country and with all sorts of diverse groups, a few do the work 
for the many. Not right, but it is how things are.

I recently heard from a guy who benefits a lot from these lists, he has 
never contributed a cent, feels guilty, but can't afford to make a 
contribution on his retirement income. Wrong! If he sent a dollar, it is one 
more dollar than Al had before. nobody is asking you to send fifty dollars, 
a hundred dollars etc. Twenty is the typical request, but in you can not 
send twenty, then send what you can. if that if five or ten dollars, great. 
it 'ALL' helps. If we all did a little, it would solve the problems of 
funding QTH.NET without using commercial sources.

Many of us would be lost without these invaluable resources and the 
incredible talent that is found on every single list. A resource I 
personally think we will all be sadly hurting for if it goes away.

Duane W8DBF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "WØQFC" <erastber at tampabay.rr.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 7:48 AM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Thank You!


>I continue to be amazed at the collective knowledge available on this
> reflector and also wanted to send a big thank you to all the members who
> have offered and given me help.
> It is almost like having the world's best electronic encyclopedia 
> available
> at my finger tips!
> Since retiring 8 years ago and moving to Florida from Colorado, I now 
> spend
> almost every day in the ham shack just piddling around, reading the mail 
> on
> 40 and dreaming of the "Old Days". This dreaming has led me to my present
> project: Re-creating my 1953 Novice station.
> The only gear I still had was my Globe Chief 90A and a homebrew sidetone
> oscillator.
> I recently acquired a HQ-140X (Don't remember what RX I had back then) and 
> a
> SM-90 screen modulator; I did not work AM fone in those days but thought 
> it
> might be fun now to try it.
> I hope that this type of "Reflection" is appropriate for this reflector. . 
> .
>
> Again, many thanks to the group!
>
> 73
>
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>
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>
> Gene, WØQFC
> Spring Hill, Florida
> WEB SITE:
> http://www.w0qfc.com
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