[Elecraft] mods to gear and critics

[Radio Amateur N5GE]

On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:15:51 -0400, "Jim Danehy"
<jdanehy at cinci.rr.com> wrote:

>I have been a ham for 57 years the first week of October. I have owned a K2 (built it myself) since September 2001.
>
>I have a couple of other hobbies too. Yesterday I spent the morning with a bunch of guys who do mods to their Corvettes. Most of this group have a huge investment in their car; $50,000 to well over $100,000. Like many of you some are engineers. All know how to turn a wrench. I rarely hear a complaint about the Corvette brand. If they do not like something they change it themselves. I did. 
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>Here on this reflector there are many who share their experience and ideas to help others. I greatly appreciate their experience and wisdom. So thank you to those individuals. Then there are those who like to write emails to show others what they know, not necessarily to assist others. I can readily see the difference between the two. I do not understand why folks can not hold their tongue ? I guess I have been wired differently. Or maybe at my age, I have learned to seldom speak unless I can help someone. I apologize for this email. Rarely if ever do you convince people with words. Actions are what count. Can we hold down the critics ? Probably not. How about trying just a little. 
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>73  Jim W9VNE
>Cincinnati, Ohio
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Well said Jim.

In my fifteen years of experience reading lists and news groups I find
that in each list or news group there are groups of contributors who
mainly enjoy fondling one another's knowledge of a wide range of
topics, no matter what the subject may be.

It's like listening to FM radio on Sunday afternoon to the music
experts who pick apart Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, or some other great
work, stating what they think should or should not have done to make a
wonderful work of art better.

I think the K3 is a wonderful work of art.  I like to use it rather
than discuss it, although I do find this reflector informative from
time to time and would not change anything about it.

73,

Tom, N5GE

n5ge at n5ge.com
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