[MilCom] Why Should I Waste My Time Posting

[wb5uom at hughes.net]

Ken,
While I have never posted anything except what I thought was unusual or
interesting to others, I do read thru to see what others are listening to.

I mainly stick to HF because it has always been my thing. And Mil-Air on hf
for the most part is pretty mundane these days.

I do find it interesting that you guys do hear so much on Vhf/Uhf and I went
as  far as getting a outside antenna. Found I had too many trees over the
house to do much with it and it never got put up.

I do agree that it might be there is a decline in listening. I have a
Customer that got a hf radio to play with after sitting in my truck
listening to an EAM on 11175 .
 I sent him every link and site and frequency I could think of to spur him
on
(including this group)
but I dont think it is going to 'take' with him. May have been  just a quick
fad.

Anyway, Im here and guess Im just guilty as charged

David/WB5UOM


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken" <rfinder1 at verizon.net>
To: "Jack Nesmith" <jnesmith2 at cfl.rr.com>; "milcom" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [MilCom] Why Should I Waste My Time Posting


> Hello Jack & the group:
>
> I would think that milcom has reached it's "maturity" (and perhaps
"decline"
> point at this time (remember marketing 101 in the stages of a new
product),
> barring another "9/11" type terrorist attack, or other milcom related
"high
> adventure" that gets nationwide press coverage.
>
> Most people buy scanners to listen to the local police, fire, ems (public
> safety) type activity.   Generally now with the advent of a lot of radio
> trunking systems, it takes a lot of money to just get into the hobby for
> most.  Milcom is also more difficult to understand to most hobbyists and
> when one talks about it to friends, family, & co-workers they may think
you
> are "strange".  At my workplace I'm able to operate my scanner in my
office
> & when 104th FW F15's fly over our facility I'll always let the others
know
> what the callsign of the aircraft is (are) & how many of them are flying
> over.   HOWEVER, there's more intrest in what is going on if the local PD
> cruiser goes by with it's siren on :(
>
> BTW I've chosen the once a month log summary posting as my method of
> historically reporting what I've heard milcom wise while monitoring, so at
> least anyone visiting or living in my monitoring area will readily be able
> to plug in those frequencies & hear activity.   I think that most
hobbyists
> who sign on to this list could easily contribute their loggings, even if
it
> was 1 day or a  few days of activity per month to give all of us the
flavor
> of what is active milcom wise in their monitoring area.   Just takes a
> little self discipline & voluntary effort.  Hopefully more will decide to
> contribute to the list!!!
>
> Ken
> Springfield MA Monitoring Area
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jack Nesmith" <jnesmith2 at cfl.rr.com>
> To: "milcom" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:23 AM
> Subject: [MilCom] Why Should I Waste My Time Posting
>
>
> >I went back and checked the number of post for Aug. '05. against Aug '09.
> >
> > Look's like anything I post is a WASTE of My Time!!
> >
> > Has everyone lost interest?
>
>
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