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

[Don Edwards]

Well spoken Dave.

I am one of those lowly code-free techs myself.  I consider it a matter of 
choice....MY CHOICE.
Could I go ahead and get my extra ?  Sure....if I wanted to.   I don't 
listen to those folks that say "if you're not a general, you're not a ham" 
Just because I drive a Corvette....I don't say  "if you don't have a Vette, 
you don't have a car"....again...a matter of choice.

I will happily remain a tech as long as I decide, and upgrade when and if I 
want....not because someone wants to look down their nose at me.   If 
someone had to look down their nose at you...the tip of it must be smack-dab 
in your business !

I admire those who do code.  It's tricky  Maybe some day I will say 'what 
the heck' and just do it.

You've got it right , Dave.

Don
N2NUM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Holford" <holford at cogeco.ca>
To: <wb5uom at hughes.net>; "Frank Cardenas" <fcsdga at gmail.com>; 
<milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 11:35 AM
Subject: [MilCom] How Dumb Can a Mil Com HobbyMonitorGet!!!??? 
Re:UNIDEN'sNew Scanner


> "code free techs with no desire to understand how radio works"
>
> I usually just ignore this sort of insult, but I have a hard time
> understanding how those who use the simplest form of radio/wireless
> communication requiring the most basic circuitry (CW/morse); are 
> technically
> superior to those using a far more complex system (SSB) or even digital
> systems. I have a couple of friends, and a father, who just love to hang
> around old steam trains, I find high-speed maglev much more interesting.
>
> As a milcom monitor for over 60 years (I cut my teeth on the Berlin 
> Airlift)
> and a Canadian Advanced Amateur who, more years ago than I care to 
> remember,
> designed and built his own SSB rig from scratch, and was quite happy with
> 25wpm hand keyed CW until advancing arthritis made that too difficult; I
> feel that I am qualfied to comment.
>
> Anyone who wants to use CW or AM is free to do so, there are lots of both 
> on
> the HF bands. But I'm quite happy to try and keep up with current advances
> in technology and have no desire to go back to the simpler technology of
> vinyl records or BW television.
>
> I have met several folks over the years who happily monitor various forms 
> of
> communication with scanners and HF receivers; they read the magazines,
> probably lurk on sites like this but for various reasons do not joint
> newsgroups or clubs. There are many more milcom monitors than post - I'm a
> case in point, I seldom post but read this and other sites regularly.
>
> Dave VE3HLU
> p.s. Just to show that I am not totally innocent of bias; I have been 
> known
> to take great offence when people ask me about my CB set, and why I have 
> so
> many!
>
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