On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:15:51 -0400, "Jim Danehy" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I have been a ham for 57 years the first week of October. I have owned a K2 >(built it myself) since September 2001. > >I have a couple of other hobbies too. Yesterday I spent the morning with a >bunch of guys who do mods to their Corvettes. Most of this group have a huge >investment in their car; $50,000 to well over $100,000. Like many of you some >are engineers. All know how to turn a wrench. I rarely hear a complaint about >the Corvette brand. If they do not like something they change it themselves. I >did. > >Here on this reflector there are many who share their experience and ideas to >help others. I greatly appreciate their experience and wisdom. So thank you to >those individuals. Then there are those who like to write emails to show >others what they know, not necessarily to assist others. I can readily see the >difference between the two. I do not understand why folks can not hold their >tongue ? I guess I have been wired differently. Or maybe at my age, I have >learned to seldom speak unless I can help someone. I apologize for this email. >Rarely if ever do you convince people with words. Actions are what count. Can >we hold down the critics ? Probably not. How about trying just a little. > >73 Jim W9VNE >Cincinnati, Ohio >______________________________________________________________ [snip] Well said Jim. In my fifteen years of experience reading lists and news groups I find that in each list or news group there are groups of contributors who mainly enjoy fondling one another's knowledge of a wide range of topics, no matter what the subject may be. It's like listening to FM radio on Sunday afternoon to the music experts who pick apart Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, or some other great work, stating what they think should or should not have done to make a wonderful work of art better. I think the K3 is a wonderful work of art. I like to use it rather than discuss it, although I do find this reflector informative from time to time and would not change anything about it. 73, Tom, N5GE [email protected] K3 #806, K3 #1055, PR6, XV144, XV432, KRC2, W1 and other small kits. 2 W2's on order 1 K144XV on order http://www.n5ge.com http://www.swotrc.net ______________________________________________________________ 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
