Well said, Bob. 73 !
Ken Kopp - K0PP On Fri, Apr 5, 2019, 12:38 Bob McGraw K4TAX <[email protected]> wrote: > I have my station set up such that I can see all the important stuff. I > don't need audible alarms on the radios, the computers or such. I want > to OPERATE my station, enjoy it, learn from it and with it. I don't > want IT doing everything for me. I want to be totally involved. I > flew airplanes for some time, I understand "scanning the panel". It is > necessary. > > While there are improvements that can be implemented in my K3S, I prefer > to take advantage of what it does and the way it does it and learn with > it. Otherwise, I write a chunk of code, load it on the computer and go > away while the station works the DX, logs the DX and uploads the logs > all while I sleep, eat, enjoy a movie and such. Is that the direction > of hamming? Nah, not even close. > > Folks it is a hobby. I seem to think we are forgetting that. No > different than "Googling everything" and anytime there is a question. > Why not take time to Read The Manual or do other research to answer ones > question. You'd be a lot smarter that way. No different than the > professor saying he will give a final exam and provide the answers at > test time. That's different to an open book test. Why then go to > class and perhaps learn something? Just take the test, pass with > flying colors, and be as dumb as a box of rocks on the subject. Is > that where we are going with the hobby? Seems so. > > Now you can delete this. Thank you. > > 73 > > Bob, K4TAX > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
