Oh yeah. In Latin, the phrase is "inter caecos regnat luscus." :-)
73, Zack W9SZ On 12/30/08, DAVE WHITE <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Zack > > Sadly I fear that you're correct in every respect. In line with the old > maxim "In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king" experience shows > that people who are 99 percent ignorant but talk a good game market > themselves as experts to those who are 100 percent ignorant. And of course > the latter believe them. Not everyone in this world acts with honesty and > integrity, let alone with knowledge. > > cheers > > Dave G0OIL > > --- On *Tue, 30/12/08, Zack Widup <[email protected]>* wrote: > > From: Zack Widup <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Dissed by Infoworld?......and QRM..... > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, 30 December, 2008, 3:33 PM > > > I still contend that IBM and others have no real RF engineers working for > them. None of them seem to understand radio-frequency interference or > near-channel effects on things such as noise floor. > > We studied all of that when I was in college in 1974 studying RF > engineering. It's not new data, just neglected. And of course means extra > cost to limit the RF noise. > > 73, Zack W9SZ > > > On 12/30/08, DAVE WHITE <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi all >> >> On the QRM front, I've noticed a huge increase in RF noise from items like >> Christmas lights this year. Someone a couple of street away put some >> twinkling LED lights in his garden, purchased from Tesco (a large >> supermarket chain here in the UK). These fill 160 and 80m with a rasping >> noise over S9 and fill 20m with the same s9plus noise beaming in that >> direction. Clearly the wire to the lamps works like an antenna, >> transmitting diode hash and rubbish from the switched mode supply. Needless >> to say, they're cheap Chinese trash from the Ping Pong Poo Electrics Company >> (or whoever). >> >> Electrical gear that is sold in the EU is supposed to be tested and CE >> marked as compliant with standards, but enforcement of this is >> non-existent. Even big companies like BT (British Temecom) falsely and >> fraudulently stamp "CE" on their home networking devices which are >> staggeringly non-compliant with RFI standards. >> >> Anyway, this next bit is hilarious. I got this reply to my message >> laughing at IBM, presumably from someone on the DX-CHAT group. >> >> It's anonymous and comes from a non-existent email address. I wonder if >> this is the mindset of the spineless little people who cause deliberate and >> anonymous QRM to dxpeditions: >> >> QUOTE >> From: >> "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> >> <http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AsPh9P5rGh.45Dt3zuGjyFLDAL4X/SIG=1u9lqkca4/**http%3A//address.mail.yahoo.com/yab%3Fv=YM%26A=m%26simp=1%26e=tufts68116%2540mypacks.net%26fn=tufts68116%2540mypacks.net%26.done=http%253A%252F%252Fuk.mc863.mail.yahoo.com%252Fmc%252FshowMessage%253Ffid%253DInbox%2526sort%253Ddate%2526order%253Ddown%2526startMid%253D0%2526.rand%253D992080083%2526da%253D0%2526midIndex%253D6%2526mid%253D1_499_AHS8ktkAAIt%25252BSVmHAQBPag4Eqs4%2526prevMid%253D1_200508_ABS8ktkAAEDWSVm4TwfeETK5iW0%2526nextMid%253D1_200174_AHK8ktkAAF2mSVm4QQ8A6H5zhuc%2526m%253D1_201993_AHG8ktkAAPc%25252FSVniow5uGlodvdM%252C1_201592_AG%25252B8ktkAAT2KSVnTtAQdulrVV38%252C1_201225_AHC8ktkAAAd6SVnHPA1aVWMMeso%252C1_200866_AHG8ktkAAEFySVm4XwCy1G%25252FP1rU%252C1_200508_ABS8ktkAAEDWSVm4TwfeETK5iW0%252C1_499_AHS8ktkAAIt%25252BSVmHAQBPag4Eqs4%252C1_200174_AHK8ktkAAF2mSVm4QQ8A6H5zhuc%252C1_199831_AHW8ktkAAAphSVm4MwxZIgndygY%252C1_199352_ABO8ktkAAM5xSVm4HwGnVCdHbKM%252C1_8%0A%0A33_AHS8ktkAAGtuSVlaZQF7nUIrZ%25252B0%252C1_1190_AHS8ktkAAGwUSVlaWwyRPBdfwH0%252C> >> >> You arrogant bastard... >> >> P.S. I've worked in IT for 45 years, and fired dozens of arrogant >> a--------- like you. >> END-QUOTE >> >> (bad language deleted by me) >> >> I just love it when the reptiles come out from under their stones, don't >> you? Wouldn't you have thought he'd at least have the courage to put his >> name? Now you know who was probably sending a carrier and dits all day over >> BS7H..... >> >> Happy New Year and Good DX to you all! >> >> OILy >> >> >> --- On *Mon, 29/12/08, DAVE WHITE <[email protected]>* wrote: >> >> From: DAVE WHITE <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Dissed by Infoworld? >> To: [email protected], [email protected] >> Cc: [email protected] >> Date: Monday, 29 December, 2008, 11:05 PM >> >> Oh, so "notching" is a new development, eh? Well it probably is if you're >> a dullard who works for a bunch of buffoons like IBM! >> >> Maybe if Ray Blair talked the the ham radio operators (who amazingly >> still have clout) he'd find that we amazingly still have more knowledge >> and intelligence than monkeys in blue suits like him >> >> cheers >> >> Dave G0OIL >> >> (PS I work in IT. It's always my pleasure to fire IBM consultants off >> site. And EDS. And Accenture. And Tata.......) >> >> --- On *Mon, 29/12/08, Ron Notarius W3WN <[email protected]>* wrote: >> >> From: Ron Notarius W3WN <[email protected]> >> Subject: [DX-CHAT] Dissed by Infoworld? >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: [email protected] >> Date: Monday, 29 December, 2008, 7:59 PM >> >> Nice little article on Infoworld's site today, about the 10 most >> under-reported tech stories of 2008. >> >> Of interest to us is #6: BPL is Back from the Dead (see >> http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/12/29/53FE-tech-underreported-powerline_1.html) >> >> Of note in the article is this paragraph: >> >> "And another recent innovation, called notching, lets the chips switch >> frequencies when meeting interference. This upgrade should quiet the fears >> of ham radio operators (who amazingly enough have still have significant >> clout) and others that BPL will cause problems for various radio services, >> says Ray Blair, IBM's head of advanced networking. " >> >> "Who amazingly enough have still have significant clout" ??? >> >> Never mind the bad English (don't they employ editors anymore? or proof >> readers?). I'm not sure if we should take that as an insult or a compliment. >> What do you think? >> >> 73 >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to >> >> [email protected] >> >> In the message body put either >> >> unsubscribe dx-chat >> >> or >> >> subscribe dx-chat >> >> This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. 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