[FADCA] Anyone want to take exception to this?

[David Calder]

Agreed,

This is the exact reason I have been contemplating taking my FBB bbs off the
air
After running it for about 15 Years. I see a P4 computer sitting here with a
FT-1000, FT-757 and a couple of VHF radios running all the ports and I think
It's now a waist of time.

I still forward on the HF ports but VHF has went to nothing. Daily users are
Down to about three and when I'm told it's still good to have it around so
Some people can "check the paths" of the network, I think it's time to call
it
Quits.

I have put a lot of time and money over the years to keep this thing going.
I even
Have a static IP in the back end of it for telnet. No one can seem to agree
on
Anything anymore.

Or they have the attitude "if your not going to do it our way, we'll just
ignore you".

73 Dave


-----Original Message-----
From: fadca-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:fadca-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Paul Toth-NA4AR
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 4:21 PM
To: Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association
Subject: Re: [FADCA] Anyone want to take exception to this?

Chuck Hast wrote:
>"Therein lies the strength of it, in a disaster there are not enough
licensed
>hams to go around, we have been too busy fighting over 30 to 90 year 
>old technologies instead of keeping up with the times....

Chuck...

I must take exception with your comment.  There are more than enough
licensed Amateur Radio operators in Florida, nearly 40,000 of them at last
count.  The real problem is one of LEADERSHIP.  The bickering and infighting
that has been allowed to permeat the Amateur Radio landscape is the real
limiting factor.  Too many are now on the sidelines because they are now
willing to work around those who put their egos first!  The 30 to 90 year
old technology would have been replaced a long time ago if we weren't having
to constantly work around the politics and ineptness.

Successful volunteerism requires lots and lots of teamwork.  That teamwork
doesn't just happen.  It takes a lot of focus and hard work.  It takes
effective Project Management based on needs, goals and objectives.  That
means listening to the potential clients, having a full understanding of
what it is they want and need and then building it.

Yes, there are technology issues to be addressed.  But without some basic,
fundamental leadership changes, the people needed to build and operate any
technology are going to continue to sit on the sidelines.  What a waste!

73 de Paul-NA4AR

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