Brendan, You are perfectly correct we need to freely share the information we have with newcomers to the hobby. OTOH, since we are all supposed to have passed an exam which indicates we have at least some understanding of the fundamentals of radio and electronics. So I do believe we should be rightly disturbed if a fellow licensed ham does not know a resistor from an inductor, or a capacitor from a quarter wavelength, or a bit from a packet. Yet we see questions from time to time that indicate individuals who do not possess even that basic knowledge. It is then that we can know that person simply memorized the answers and gained no understanding when studying for the exam. While I would like to help, there are times I have to indicate that it is better to "hit the books" and learn at least the basic terms we use so we can communicate effectively. There are times when the best answer is to tell the person asking where to find the answers that they seek, and I will do that when I sense that the person asking the question wants to be spoon-fed with no effort toward learning.
Yes, I expect those who have acquired gear new to them to read the manual, and I don't believe that is too much of an expectation on my part. :RANT OFF 73, Don W3FPR Brendan Minish wrote: > JIM DAVIS wrote: > > >> There's nothing wrong with your "attitude" ! In fact I agree with it >> completely, as it seems >> that the people that are getting into the hobby recently really don't know >> how to fully utilize >> their equipment nor their antenna arrays. >> > > What amateur radio needs is more people who have been in the hobby a > while to freely share their knowledge with others. we all started in > radio with limited knowledge and learned along the way. > > Regardless of any thoughts some may have on current exams standards we > owe it to ourselves and the hobby we get so much pleasure from to help > newcomers to gain a better understanding of Amateur radio. > > 73 > Brendan EI6IZ > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.325 / Virus Database: 270.12.23/2106 - Release Date: 05/09/09 > 06:54:00 > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
