Yes, do take a look at his QRZ page! :) On Tue, 29 Jun 2021 at 07:17, Wes <[email protected]> wrote:
> I was going to write something like this and then I looked at his QRZ page > and > changed my mind. > > Wes N7WS > > > On 6/28/2021 9:45 PM, Rick Bates, NK7I wrote: > > No! > > > > Rent a station is NOT ham radio. Argue all you want; but ham radio is > about > > RADIO, even if it's just owning and using an HT because that's all you > can > > manage. > > > > You may as well log cell or Skype phone calls or EchoLink contacts (or > IRLP, > > DMR, DStar etc) as use remote stations that are not yours; they have > equal > > merit; none, zilch, nada, nil. Only a few even have a radio involved; > the > > rest is internet links; not ham radio. > > > > EVERY entry in my log is from MY gear, a station assembled by ME > (sometime > > with help building etc), a result of MY best efforts at THAT point in > time. > > It's a matter of pride and is a moral imperative to my standards. Yes, > it > > means I don't make EVERY contact or work every DX when I want; I have to > wait > > for propagation, then hope I've done enough. Yes, I've put money into > > equipment to own, use and maintain; not someone else's pocket to rent. > But I > > EARNED every log entry. > > > > I pity you some; you've lost your compass. Yes, you can get DXCC in an > > afternoon, moving sites to best apply propagation <<yawn>>. It's NOT > your > > station, it's not worthy of your log; it has no value, because you > purchased > > your log and awards instead of investing your time and efforts. It's > your ego > > being stroked by your wallet. > > > > Ditto using remote receivers to augment your own; your station can or > cannot; > > it's THAT simple. > > > > You have ZERO emergency preparedness without a radio; one of the tenets > of ham > > radio. You can't be prepared if you don't own a radio; if the systems > are > > down, you have nothing. An HT can at least saturate the neighborhood to > check > > on others around you. > > > > If you are so HOA bound that nothing outside can grow as an antenna (has > NEVER > > been totally exclusive; stealthy has a market); build a club station > where you > > can; drive there to operate it and log from that. If it is an emergency > and > > there IS still access, then use the remote if you have nothing else. At > least > > own and learn to use a portable radio (KX3, dual band HT, SOMETHING). > > > > Yes, I operate a station remotely; MINE. And if done well, no one knows > where > > you really are at the time of the contact. > > > > But you won't ever sell me that not owning a radio at all and to rent > and > > operate remotely is even CLOSE to being a ham. For pity's sake, hand > the man > > an HT! > > > > Harsh, perhaps. But it's also one reason to escape the blasted HOA > world too > > to make your own decisions. HOA is an infestation, a virus that allows > others > > to make choices for you, even if you don't like their decisions. > > > > /rant off; hot button; this arena gets old fast/ > > > > 73, > > Rick NK7I > > More curmudgeonly every year it seems, ain't nuttin wrong with old > school, > > it's just not as popular > > > > > > > > On 6/28/2021 8:41 PM, William Levy wrote: > >> Gents, > >> > >> Let me remind all of you in an HOA that you don't need to put up > antennas. > >> You can join remote ham radio dot com and use giant antennas all from > your > >> website. Much better stuff than most of us ever dreamed up HOA or not. > >> > >> I live in NYC. I don't even have a Walkie. But I am full on remote HF > >> 24/7/365. > >> > >> It's a great world. Think of it as a resource. It's a NETWORK resource. > And > >> you don't have to manage it. > >> > >> Bill N2WL > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
