[Elecraft] HOA Crap

[Wes]

I was going to write something like this and then I looked at his QRZ page and 
changed my mind.

Wes  N7WS


On 6/28/2021 9:45 PM, Rick Bates, NK7I wrote:
> No!
>
> Rent a station is NOT ham radio.  Argue all you want; but ham radio is about 
> RADIO, even if it's just owning and using an HT because that's all you can 
> manage.
>
> You may as well log cell or Skype phone calls or EchoLink contacts (or IRLP, 
> DMR, DStar etc) as use remote stations that are not yours; they have equal 
> merit; none, zilch, nada, nil.  Only a few even have a radio involved; the 
> rest is internet links; not ham radio.
>
> EVERY entry in my log is from MY gear, a station assembled by ME (sometime 
> with help building etc), a result of MY best efforts at THAT point in time.  
> It's a matter of pride and is a moral imperative to my standards.  Yes, it 
> means I don't make EVERY contact or work every DX when I want; I have to wait 
> for propagation, then hope I've done enough.  Yes, I've put money into 
> equipment to own, use and maintain; not someone else's pocket to rent.  But I 
> EARNED every log entry.
>
> I pity you some; you've lost your compass.  Yes, you can get DXCC in an 
> afternoon, moving sites to best apply propagation <<yawn>>.  It's NOT your 
> station, it's not worthy of your log; it has no value, because you purchased 
> your log and awards instead of investing your time and efforts. It's your ego 
> being stroked by your wallet.
>
> Ditto using remote receivers to augment your own; your station can or cannot; 
> it's THAT simple.
>
> You have ZERO emergency preparedness without a radio; one of the tenets of ham 
> radio.  You can't be prepared if you don't own a radio; if the systems are 
> down, you have nothing.  An HT can at least saturate the neighborhood to check 
> on others around you.
>
> If you are so HOA bound that nothing outside can grow as an antenna (has NEVER 
> been totally exclusive; stealthy has a market); build a club station where you 
> can; drive there to operate it and log from that.  If it is an emergency and 
> there IS still access, then use the remote if you have nothing else.  At least 
> own and learn to use a portable radio (KX3, dual band HT, SOMETHING).
>
> Yes, I operate a station remotely; MINE.  And if done well, no one knows where 
> you really are at the time of the contact.
>
> But you won't ever sell me that not owning a radio at all and to rent and 
> operate remotely is even CLOSE to being a ham.  For pity's sake, hand the man 
> an HT!
>
> Harsh, perhaps.  But it's also one reason to escape the blasted HOA world too 
> to make your own decisions. HOA is an infestation, a virus that allows others 
> to make choices for you, even if you don't like their decisions.
>
> /rant off; hot button; this arena gets old fast/
>
> 73,
> Rick NK7I
> More curmudgeonly every year it seems, ain't nuttin wrong with old school, 
> it's just not as popular
>
>
>
> On 6/28/2021 8:41 PM, William Levy wrote:
>> Gents,
>>
>> Let me remind all of you in an HOA that you don't need to put up antennas.
>> You can join remote ham radio dot com and use giant antennas all from your
>> website. Much better stuff than most of us ever dreamed up HOA or not.
>>
>> I live in NYC. I don't even have a Walkie. But I am full on remote HF
>> 24/7/365.
>>
>> It's a great world. Think of it as a resource. It's a NETWORK resource. And
>> you don't have to manage it.
>>
>> Bill N2WL
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