[Boatanchors] Wouff Hong for sale Scam

[J. Forster]

One main rationale for ham radio is 'emergency communications' somewhat
serves 'the public good'.

If I were in the woods and broke my leg, a broken, unrepairable HT would
be useless...  unfixable.

It wouls also be useless if it could not hit a repeater. Hence having 20
marginally trained ops that can call 911 is more useful than the world's
expert in the next valley, out of range. The odds are better with the
former.

YMWOCV,

-John

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>>
>> Realistically, most modern ham gear simply cannot be repaired in the
>> field. You need a SMT work station or other special tools and test
>> equipment.
>>
>
> So what.  If you can't fix it don't buy it.
>
>> Given that, reducing the requirements makes some sense.
>>
>
> Really?  They don't make sense at all to me.   I'd be delighted if FCC
> started doing the tests, brought back the CW test and called in
> everyone who had ever taken a VEC session test for retesting.  In
> fact, retest everyone.  I'd go in no problem.
>
> The number of licensees would probably drop to around 50,000 maybe
> less.  FB.  The paper hams, the XYLs who got tickets because hubby
> made them, the astronauts, the rubber stamped hams, the memorizers,
> cheats, bribers, fakers, dead but still licensed hams, would all get
> flushed out.   Ditto for the emcomm hams who really should have their
> own radio service because they have zero interest in Amateur Radio.
>
> ARRL would wet their pants but the "Off By and For The ARRL" would
> move heaven and Earth to prevent it.  They need warm bodies signing up
> for membership and buying new stuff so the new stuff sellers advertise
> in QST.    Hams who fix their own gear and understand radio and buy
> used parts don't generate enough revenue.
>
>> Ask yourself, is it better to have 20 possible contacts with little
>> knowlege, or 1 expert?
>
> A no brainer; I'll take the expert in a second!  What kind of QSO do
> you want to have?
>
> "Well uh, I got mah driveway seal coated."
> ...
>
> "Yuh did?"
> ...
> "Yup."
>
> ...
> "What color?"
>
>
> "Uh, black... I think."
>
> ...
>
> "Black's nice."
>
> Ya, that's my idea of a good roundtable, sure.
>
> 73
>
> Rob
> K5UJ
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