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

[davidp124 at aol.com]

 My previous message was mis-addressed and should not have gone to one individual.

I apologize
David

 


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: davidp124 at aol.com
To: holford at cogeco.ca
Sent: Sun, Jun 27, 2010 11:38 am
Subject: Re: [MilCom] How Dumb Can a Mil Com HobbyMonitorGet!!!??? Re: UNIDEN'sNew Scanner


 Please have respect for others who use this board for Milcom monitoring and take the insults to another forum.

Thanks
David

 


 

 

-----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: Sun, Jun 27, 2010 10:35 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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