The interesting thing is that this issue was brought up and caused by three EU hams. Why and how this type of thing always seems to degenerate into a commentary on the general ham condition and a personal war wages between people who were not even in the original event is an interesting statement in itself. I wonder if I can get a refund on my membership. We surely do need more satellites if nothing else than to spread you guys out.
John - AG9D On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 4:44 PM, Clint Bradford <[email protected]>wrote: > Back to Eric's original question: "Where is the "ham spirit" these days?" > > Well, I ask, WHEN did the true spirit of ham radio CHANGE to the point > where we can demean fellow hams > in public message groups - WITHOUT simply contacting an "offending" ham > privately to see if we could help > them with their system? > > A simple email message to the "offending" station asking if he was able to > hear the bird ... If he has had any > problems with the FM birds in the past ... and find out if he knew he was > accidentally stepping on another ham ... > THAT'S what any responsible amateur radio licensee should have done FIRST. > And THEN write up the experience > here. Something like ... > > "Hey, guys and gals. Was working SO-50 earlier this week, and booming in > with a strong signal was K6LCS. That's > the good news. The bad news is that he was stepping on everyone else - as > if he could not hear the downlinks from > the bird. I called him up (his phone number is all over his Web sites) and > we both identified the problem: a shorted > earpiece cable forced him to work without his normal receive audio setup. > He profusely apologized ... and he is not > really a "repeat offender." LESSON LEARNED: Purchase quality audio > accessories!" > > Instead, the original message criticizes a fellow ham ... and two more > fellow hams publicly chime in with, "Way to go, Eric!" - > before finding out the facts of the matter. > > Call me "old school," I guess. But I am not changing. > > > Clint Bradford, K6LCS > http://www.work-sat.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
