[Boatanchors] Boatanchor Ennui: Is He Wrong?

[frank]

Ditto

On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 06:56:13 -0500
Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:

> >
> > 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
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-- 
73,  Frank