[Elecraft] My "Attitude"

[Don Wilhelm]

Brendan,

You are perfectly correct we need to freely share the information we 
have with newcomers to the hobby.
OTOH, since we are all supposed to have passed an exam which indicates 
we have at least some understanding of the fundamentals of radio and 
electronics.  So I do believe we should be rightly disturbed if a fellow 
licensed ham does not know a resistor from an inductor, or a capacitor 
from a quarter wavelength, or a bit from a packet.  Yet we see questions 
from time to time that indicate individuals who do not possess even that 
basic knowledge.  It is then that we can know that person simply 
memorized the answers and gained no understanding when studying for the 
exam.  While I would like to help, there are times I have to indicate 
that it is better to "hit the books" and learn at least the basic terms 
we use so we can communicate effectively.  There are times when the best 
answer is to tell the person asking where to find the answers that they 
seek, and I will do that when I sense that the person asking the 
question wants to be spoon-fed with no effort toward learning.

Yes, I expect those who have acquired gear new to them to read the 
manual, and I don't believe that is too much of an expectation on my part.

:RANT OFF
73,
Don W3FPR

Brendan Minish wrote:
> JIM DAVIS wrote:
>
>   
>> There's nothing wrong with your "attitude" !  In fact I agree with it completely, as it seems
>> that the people that are getting into the hobby recently really don't know how to fully utilize
>> their equipment nor their antenna arrays.
>>     
>
> What amateur radio needs is more people who have been in the hobby a 
> while to freely share their knowledge with others. we all started in 
> radio with limited knowledge and learned along the way.
>
> Regardless of any thoughts some may have on current exams standards we 
> owe it to ourselves and the hobby we get so much pleasure from to help 
> newcomers to gain a better understanding of Amateur radio.
>
> 73
> Brendan EI6IZ
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