[Boatanchors] Boatanchor Ennui: Is He Wrong?

[Rob Atkinson]

>
> There is nothing wrong with the young, the inexperienced, the so called
> appliance operators, the users of solid state amplifiers, or the no code
> licenses. They are the future of amateur radio,
>

That all sounds so nice and wonderful, kind and generous and all that,
but every time I try to help some ham with an antenna problem, he
starts to argue with me.  You see, 9 times  out of ten, what they want
to be told is what they want to believe and the last thing they want
to hear is that their crappy G5RV with a balun and window line is
junk, or their dipole 20 feet off the ground is not going to make them
strap on 160 meters, or the 43 foot vertical and balun at the base is
not the only antenna they'll ever need for 160 to 6 meters.  I could
write a book on this, but I gave up giving antenna advice unless it is
a request from a ham to me, and I know he'll be teachable.  Sorry but
my experience is that most are looking for affirmation.   With a few
exceptions, ex-CBers do not make good hams.

73

Rob
K5UJ