[Milsurplus] Professionally converted radios

[Peter Gottlieb]

Dude!  Put away the tin foil.  Ultimately it is you who will be the  
shaper of your reputation, such as it is.

Have a nice day!



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On Nov 26, 2009, at 6:50 PM, Michael Tauson <wh7hg.hi at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Peter Gottlieb <nerd at verizon.net>  
> wrote:
>> You don't really know if the original poster has a clue or not.
>
> Then he should be ready to trot out his "professional".
>
>> Perhaps the choice of words isn't ideal but how many excellent  
>> engineers
>> or technicians are also English majors?
>
> Did you read what I said before the last paragraph or did you skip to
> the end?  I'm betting on the latter since you missed the gist of it.
> I did not say that a professional didn't do the work, I said it wasn't
> done by someone who does it professionally which has been the thread
> of this conversation.
>
> Or do you have something against me personally?  That actually makes  
> more sense.
>
>> If you are a absolutist purist then even looking at a radio will  
>> wreck
>> it but if you want to retain any practicality then gear can indeed be
>> modified to be usable, and it can be done well.
>
> Did I say it couldn't be?  I'm a purist in the sense that I prefer
> equipment that hasn't been converted but I have pre-converted
> equipment sitting waiting for my all mighty soldering iron to
> "professionally " convert it further.  I'm one of a few here whose
> main area of expertise is A.R.C. equipment (which is what started this
> discussion) so I guess that qualifies me (us) as a professional(s) on
> it.  But I do NOT make that claim nor do any of the others so far as I
> know.
>
> Meir had the right of it when he asked about MWOs and documentation to
> show when and by whom they were performed.  *THAT* would be
> professional modification.  Anything else is amateur no matter what
> the doer's background.
>
>> If you have personal knowledge of that guy's work or what was done,
>> fine, but otherwise you have no right to trash him based on his post.
>
> I have every right to my opinion and to state it however I will.  Or
> do you also hate the 1st Amendment along with having an exceptionally
> low opinion of me?
>
> Michael, WH7HG
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