[Elecraft] FYBO: Fun from Burbank...

Sun Feb 23 02:42:01 2003

I'll second Martin's comments.

Rich  K2CPE
K2 #1102
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin AC6RM" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 2:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] FYBO: Fun from Burbank...

> I just turned 40.  Been a ham for about eight years.  I've read all the CW
> stories, the military and maritime stories and I'll NEVER complain about
> them.  Not that I necessarily want to choke up the list, but there is more
> wisdom and experience than you could possibily imagine behind those
> stories.  When you decide to really get down and dirty you'll be
> clammering for some of this data -- "how did they do it?", "how is it that
> they got so good?", "why did this evolve this way?" -- are all questions
> that you'll never be able to answer if you don't let this data accumulate
> in the archives.
>
> If "swapping stories" keeps the real long-time ops here and listening and
> interacting with the list, then it's a big plus in my books.
>
> Perhaps it's OT and perhaps not.  QRP and CW go hand in hand.  CW's
> history and the period during which it was "la mode de force" should be of
> interest to all ops who want to become really competent, in my very humble
> opinion.  I'm a lid on CW by self-admission, but the stories and the quest
> for excellence keeps me interested and working at it.
>
> Read the first para, and if you don't want to read further, then hit the
> delete key.
>
> But don't deny the archives.
>
> My $0.02 worth.  Carry on, gentlemen.
>
> 73, Martin AC6RM
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I might be the only one here to put this comment in.   I think that this
> > list needs alot more of personal experiences to be shared.  I think that
> > "CW military" topic got a bit stretched out and therefore boring for me
> > to read.  This previous topic from KG6CYN, telling about using his K1 on
> > his camping/FD outdoor activity was very interesting.  If any of you are
> > getting bored, not being able to pick up that hot iron, invest a little
> > time, with your hands on the keyboard, into this list.
> >
> <snip>
>
>
>
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