[MilCom] [Mil Com] How Dumb Can a Mil Com Hobby Monitor Get!!!??? Re: UNIDEN'sNew Scanner

[Skywarrior]

Jack & Frank and all,
I think one of the reasons for the lack of posts is exactly attributable to comments such as Ken proclaimed.  It does not create an environment for  the sharing of information or simple exchange of questions, this type of criticizing and belittling keeps newcomers as well as established monitors from joining in on the conversation.  In my opinion anything that gets people to join in and expand the group is a positive.  Without the threat of criticism or being accused of being ignorant. 

Bruce
Monitoring in the Very Hot Desert Southwest

--- On Sat, 6/26/10, Jack L. Metcalfe <jlmetcalfe at kywimax.com> wrote:

> From: Jack L. Metcalfe <jlmetcalfe at kywimax.com>
> Subject: Re: [MilCom] [Mil Com] How Dumb Can a Mil Com Hobby Monitor Get!!!??? Re: UNIDEN'sNew Scanner
> To: "Frank Cardenas" <fcsdga at gmail.com>
> Cc: milcom at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Saturday, June 26, 2010, 7:47 PM
> Frank Cardenas wrote:
> > It is amazing to hear that Milcom/Milair monitors are
> such an
> > elitist group.  I have alway had the impression
> it would be a positive thing
> > to have more people enter the hobby.  Just
> recently there were complaints
> > from members of this group that there were not enough
> posts.  With more
> > people... more posts. I'm sure there will most likely
> be more questions from
> > novices as to who belongs to this callsign or who's on
> this frequency.  But,
> > isn't that part of the hobby?  I guess I should
> feel honored to be a part of
> > a group that is "smarter than the average scannerland
> police wanna bees,
> > etc,etc".
> >    
> -----
> I agree, Frank.  There are 309 million people in the
> US and we only have 
> what, about 5-10 people that post on this list
> regularly?  I would think 
> that any device that brings more people into this odd
> little hobby would 
> be beneficial.... also, it would give the vast, cool
> intellects that 
> reside here a chance to transfer a small portion of their
> knowledge to 
> the great unwashed masses............including me!
> -- 
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> Jack L. Metcalfe
> Stanford, KY
> jlmetcalfe at kywimax.com
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