I agree with Mike. As owner of Repeater-Builder, (the company) I get more than my fair share of these types of e-mail myself. Sometimes it makes for a good chuckle, but more often it just makes me sad to think of all the information we provide; and yet some people are too lazy to read and digest it on their own.
Oh Well...... Scott Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Rd Boswell, PA 15531 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Morris WA6ILQ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:13 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] The emails we get at repeater-builder.... > The authors and webmasters at repeater-builder > get some STRANGE emails... > > It seems that way too many people skim an article > and then immediately email the author asking him > to do all the work, even when all the info is in the > article. > > Then there are those that don't even read the articles. > > Other times we just get weird emails.... like this one: > > > The repeater at work has a problem hearing the > > walkie talkies (it's at a shopping mall). The antenna > > cable was damaged and the guys at Radio Shack > > gave us some new stuff so I know it's good. The unit > > says Motorola M100 and GM300 on the front. > > Will a preamp help? Is this one any good? > > > <http://www.alltronics.com/cgi-bin/item/25A001/35/RF%2DPreamplifier%2DModule> > > Sigh..... I answered back and told them to get with a > good local 2-way shop, that it was impossible to diagnose > from across the country. > > (click on the link and look at it - it's obviously intended for > a scanner. The $2 suggests that there probably isn't > much there...) > > Mike WA6ILQ > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.1/1303 - Release Date: 2/28/2008 > 12:14 PM >
