[Boatanchors] Good advice!

[Bob Macklin]

50 years ago we used to discuss our home built radios or brag about the new
rig we bought.

We were young and did not have medical problems yet and knew little about
politics!

We did comment about the weather especially if we lived in Tornado Alley.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa,
"Real Radios Glow in the Dark"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Knepper" <collinsradio at comcast.net>
To: "Ken" <n5cm at rtconline.com>; <w9gt at verizon.net>;
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 6:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Good advice!


> Our "hobby" was never intended to be a hobby, but emergency communications
> and technical advancement.
>
> Show me where amateur radio in Part 97 is a hobby.
> Unfortunately, many hams sit on their favorite frequencies from hour to
hour
> or day to day debating politics, religion, their health problems - give me
a
> break.
>
> Oh, yes, and a few discuss the audio enhancement of their foreign
equipment.
>
> Allowing a visitor to listen to the hambands would be a definite turnoff.
>
> OK, fire away.
>
> David Knepper, W3ST-W3CRA
> Collins Radio Association
> www.collinsra.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken" <n5cm at rtconline.com>
> To: <w9gt at verizon.net>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 9:32 AM
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Good advice!
>
>
> > Hi Jack & Group,
> >
> > Well said Jack:
> >
> > >  I think we need to move
> > > on and welcome new entrants and try to encourage them as well as
educate
> > > them by setting a good example through our operation and our
willingness
> > to
> > > help them get started or move into new aspects amateur radio. Our
> beloved
> > > hobby is going to waste away if we do not encourage more young people
> and
> > > newcomers to join in the fun. If not true already, soon the number of
> > > oldtimers becoming SKs will exceed the number of new entrants.
> > >
> > > 73, Jack, W9GT
> > >
> >
> > I am going to try to work at least one slow operator per day on CW and
if
> > we all did that we would help to swell the ranks no doubt!
> > Take care,
> >
> > N5CM
> >
> >
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