[Elecraft] PS on The Complete DX'r

[Harry Yingst]

I agree.

Being a SSTV'er It is great getting a rare one and it does take a bit
of power to get a nice pic across.


--- Vic Rosenthal <vic@rakefet.com> wrote:
> Julian (G4ILO) wrote:
> 
> > Does the guy running a kilowatt into a big beam 
> > on a tower still experience that thrill? I doubt it.
> 
>   Not if he's working a station a few hundred miles away, but if he's
> 
> working a super-weak station in a rare location on the other side of
> the 
> world, of course he does!
> 
> > I think the downside of becoming a DXer is that the joy of making
> that 
> > unexpected DX contact is replaced more often by frustration when
> you don't 
> > work it.
> 
> This explains why the guy you mentioned has a KW and a beam, to
> reduce 
> the frustration.  A good antenna does more to increase one's
> enjoyment 
> in amateur radio than anything else.
> 
> > Personally I think there is more fun to be had 
> > chatting with like-minded people using a radio you built yourself
> than 
> > there is working DX using thousands of dollars worth of commercial
> gear
> > and an antenna that annoys the heck out of the neighbours.
> 
> How about working DX with equipment you built yourself?  And as for
> the 
> neighbours, doesn't being considerate work both ways?  Why should we 
> hams limit our activities because ill-informed people like to object
> to 
> things that they don't understand?  My neighbour has a poorly-trained
> 
> dog that is incredibly annoying in many ways, however I understand
> that 
> he gets some pleasure out of harbouring this animal so I put up with
> the 
> midnight barking, etc.  Why shouldn't he accept the antenna that I
> find 
> so rewarding?
> 
> Vic K2VCO
> 
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=====
Harry - AB2PN

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