[Elecraft] HOA Crap

[F5vjc]

Yes, do take a look at his QRZ page! :)

On Tue, 29 Jun 2021 at 07:17, Wes <wes_n7ws at triconet.org> wrote:

> 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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