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

Sun Jun 27 14:56:05 EDT 2010

  >> Well for one that has expressed his opinion before & critical of Ken,
>> I'll jump in.
>> Ken, you should adjust your nose down here to all us common folk and
>> join us.  Why you think you are so much better than the rest of us, I
>> don't understand and to think new members would not be appreciated on
>> this list, I just don't understand, although you do get things stirred
>> up on this list.  Maybe we should get back to reporting on military
>> comms like this list is for.
>>
>> As for all you hams getting spun up, this list is not for discussing ham
>> radio, as stated above this list is for reporting on military comms.
>> Please take the ham conversations to that reflector.
>>
>> Now let's all get back to reporting on milcom, PLEASE.
>>
>> To make this a "legal" post, I had and A2A on 273.3, no Ids & on 256.65
>> had Togo 42 & 07 refueling.  Mentioned 7B.
>>
>> Greg (SF Bay Area)
>> And yes I'm a ham with a general license
>>
>> Don Edwards wrote:
>>
>>> 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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