[R-390] antenna trim red dot

Mon, 10 Mar 2003 14:00:06 -0500

Gracias Miguel:

Good points!  We've covered just about everything -- maybe that's the reason
some are hesitant to post replies.  I get the feeling that many questions
are answered off the list, which only detracts from it.

The archives are difficult to search.  Very often, the subject lines do not
agree with the content and the search engine brings up all sorts of
things -- everything but what you are looking for.

I suspect the best compromise, to allow for a flow of posts without
re-hashing every detail -- is to make us of Wei-Li's "Pearls of Wisdom".  He
has made the (excellent) effort to organize the posts on Al Tirevold's site.
The URL is http://www.r-390a.net/Pearls/

There are other multi-linqual list members, (I can think of two right away)
so even if you find something there which is not completely understandable,
you can ask for a translation or (at your own risk) run it through one of
those online translating web sites.  They are far from perfect, especially
with technical language and slang/colloquial things.  But, sometimes they
help a bit.  At least they are good for a laugh.

This is NOT to say don't ask.  In many cases, the archives, whether in the
"pearls" or not -- do not have the last, final words on a subject.  And --
if no one ever asks about old subjects -- there may be nothing more to post
about at all.

Heck -- we even started an "unabridged" list where every topic is OK, but
that list has been quiet also.  How do  you say "ukkumpucky" in Spanish? ;-)

Saludos
Barry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Miguel Bravo" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] antenna trim red dot

> Hi Jim et all
>
> English is not my mother language so maybe I miss something, but where
> somebody told you to leave the list?.
>
> I agree with Barry at all (who d'ont remember Dr. Johnson or Nolan) and
> think there are too much cops in a paranoic world. And I want to say to
the
> actual members that forget that such one or other threads has been carried
> up to perfection before, because then the list can be closed. The R-390
with
> or without A has been fully dissasembled in this list at least 5 times, so
> it is possible to say "oh, that old thread again" to every new/old member
> question.
>
> I believe that it has been also one of the problems. If I were to repair
one
> of my R-390A now, I will prefer to ask to the list instead to check the
> archives, but if the cops is ready to say "oh, that old......" maybe he
got
> a good Spanish repply because I'm a little bit short in this kind of
> English.
>
> Me he quedado a gusto.
>
> Saludos
>
> Miguel
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Simmons" <[email protected]>
> To: "Scott, Barry (Clyde B)" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 6:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [R-390] antenna trim red dot
>
>
> > Barry and the Group,
> >
> > I was not trying to be a hard-ass, and I do enjoy the humor in this
group.
> > It just that, why don't a person just say what they mean? If it a 390,
> then
> > just say 390. If it's a 390A, then just say 390A . I will agree, doing
> that
> > will take away all the mystery in just trying to figure out what they
are
> > talking about. A lot a good stuff is said here, some humorist, some not.
I
> > enjoy the group, but if stating my opinion causes some of you to want me
> to
> > leave this group, Good-By!
> >
> > Jim Simmons
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Scott, Barry (Clyde B)" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 10:42 AM
> > Subject: RE: [R-390] antenna trim red dot
> >
> >
> > > Yeah...and like James Bond, I prefer my front panels engraved, not
> > stamped.
> > >
> > > Barry(III) - N4BUQ
> > >
> > > > Can we please stop using this "non A" nonsense! No one here is named
> Dr.
> > > > Spock and we are not on the Star Ship Enterprise. You either have a
> > R-390 or
> > > > a R-390A. I have yet to see, and I am sure that none of you have
seen,
> a
> > > > radio, marked by the manufacture, as R-390 non A.
> > > >
> > > > Jim Simmons
> > >
> > > Jim,
> > >
> > > While this thread is a bit useless, a little humor is much needed
again.
> I
> > > say 'again' because the last attempt at censoring humor made this list
> go
> > > from being quite active to quite dead in just a day or two. It doesn't
> > cost
> > > anything to put up with other peoples humor for a few days. Fun is
still
> > > allowed, I hope.
> > >
> > > I gather that you are somewhat new to the list. Therefore, you may be
> > > missing the old humor that goes back years. The A and non-A thread is
> > > ancient. Maybe it is best to let the old topics continue so that this
> > > formerly-great-list doesn't die a complete death. I suspect that we
lost
> a
> > > lot of good members a few months ago when a group of new guys started
> > > p*ssing and moaning about our list. They ruined it for some of us who
> have
> > > enjoyed it here for a long time. Guess what. Those chronic complainers
> > seem
> > > to have gone away now that the list is neutered. Don't hear from them
> > > anymore. They contribute zilch. Hit and run. The rest of us are left
> with
> > a
> > > formerly-great-list that hardly has any message traffic now.
> > >
> > > If humor isn't your style, there are a lot of other lists out there
for
> > you.
> > > I vote for humor and that is why I still have hopes for this place.
> > >
> > >
> > > Barry Williams
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