Dear Repeater-Builder administrators: I've got a few things to say along the lines of this post. They are not only off topic, they are clearly discouraged in the intro. page of the site: HOWEVER, I believe they now need to be said. In spite of this, I will respectfully defer to your judgement on this. Should I respond on this thread, begin a new thread or refrain from comment altogether? Tom
--- In [email protected], Nate Duehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jul 25, 2008, at 8:40 AM, Jason Greene wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], Nate Duehr <nate@> wrote: > >> > >> No point in extending the pointless "license class wars" on a club > >> website though. > >> > >> Nate WY0X > > > > I understood that caption as a reference their abilities. If you were > > familiar with the club up here you would know this isn't a problem- no > > ego's to deal with. > > > I was a little nervous about saying anything for that reason -- > different areas, different people. Not much overt "class war" going > on here either, but a recent e-mail exchange with a grumpy old fuddy > duddy who posted to a local VHF+ mailing list that people who use > repeaters are nothing more than "pickle pushers" -- made me react > badly to the caption. > > You know, (and I told him this too)... if he were putting on CW > classes, RF engineering classes, and helping people learn, it'd be one > thing. But he acts like he came out of his momma knowing CW and how > to read Smith charts. That just chaps me to no end. > > We have plenty of nice folks who have come into the hobby through the > use of our repeaters *first* who then learn about simplex, and then > SSB, and then digital modes, and then weak-signal optimization > techniques and antennas, and DX and... the list goes on, of course. > What a great hobby. > > Repeaters are often the "gateway" to a lifetime of learning and > camaraderie for many new hams. Treating them like crap does nothing > to further any useful "cause". > > Sorry had to rant there -- hopefully that's on-topic enough for RB... > about repeaters, but not really about building them... unless you > consider that they're often the place where the local ham community > gets "built" these days... > > -- > Nate Duehr, WY0X > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
