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The ham spirit is well dead
The ham spirit has now totally disapeared, Sadly you are correct in some manner ......it is there but changed to something else and I wish I had the wisdom to describe what it is now. I think that the "magic" is gone with the advent of the computer and the everyday wiz-bang of modern technology. I am not lamenting this as this is progress ......it is just the way it is. It remains to be seen if ham radio as we have known it will be a recognizable in 20 to 30 years given the changes of the last 20. Again I am not tearing my rament and covering my head with ashes. It is up to us to pass on the positive traditions of our service. The question to ask yourself is how you have been a positive for the service ......not carping about things that have gone under the bridge years ago. Having a callsign is not a proof of respectability. Take care ! Does the Pope serve mass on Easter Sunday ....do bears dump in the woods etc. Unfortunately some of the biggest jerks I have known in my life have had call letters ..... God Bless ....Tom Popovic KI3R Belle Vernon Pa. |
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"Anonymous" wrote in message g... On the site swap.qth.com, some guys try to trade ham-radio equipments. Most of the ads are fake either the seller is a crook or the wares are still sold but not removed from the site. Sellers consider buyers like pidgeons, some say that their equipment is "mint" although in reality its in poor condition (even with non-working functions or totally dead). Having a callsign is not a proof of respectability. Take care ! The secret is in the site you visit. In one Yahoo group, there have been offers which are all legitimate (and the price is invariably very kind to the buyer). This is not unlike researching products. I spent time trying to determine if one particular product would work or not - it took some searching, but I found my answer (no, it does *not* work) on the web from the New England Medical Journal. I consider the New England Medical Journal an honest source of information (if, of course, that is the type of information I happen to be looking for). Many sites are simply a number of sellers looking for buyers. Some are legitimate; others not. This is the same for the general population. There are athletes who are quite honest; others use steroids or corked bats. It is up to the buyer to sort out the information. Buyer beware. It has nothing to do with an amateur license, despite your anonymous troll suggesting otherwise. 73 from Rochester, NY Jim AA2QA --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.656 / Virus Database: 421 - Release Date: 4/9/04 |
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Jim Hampton wrote:
"Anonymous" wrote in message g... On the site swap.qth.com, some guys try to trade ham-radio equipments. Most of the ads are fake either the seller is a crook or the wares are still sold but not removed from the site. Sellers consider buyers like pidgeons, some say that their equipment is "mint" although in reality its in poor condition (even with non-working functions or totally dead). Having a callsign is not a proof of respectability. Take care ! The secret is in the site you visit. In one Yahoo group, there have been offers which are all legitimate (and the price is invariably very kind to the buyer). This is not unlike researching products. I spent time trying to determine if one particular product would work or not - it took some searching, but I found my answer (no, it does *not* work) on the web from the New England Medical Journal. I consider the New England Medical Journal an honest source of information (if, of course, that is the type of information I happen to be looking for). Many sites are simply a number of sellers looking for buyers. Some are legitimate; others not. This is the same for the general population. There are athletes who are quite honest; others use steroids or corked bats. It is up to the buyer to sort out the information. Buyer beware. It has nothing to do with an amateur license, despite your anonymous troll suggesting otherwise. I don't know about the "amateur radio spirit being dead" because of poor selling practices. (see my post about "How to attract people to the ARS - especially the "bitch Bitch Bitch" part) 8^) There is a good cure for dishonest selling practices. Don't buy the stuff! I either buy new, or directly from a person where I can see the equipment, hold it in my hands, and talk to the owner. And it will either be a good price, or I'll just go buy something new with a nice warrantee Lets face it, anyone that is willing to pay almost new prices for equipment that they never saw, from someone that they don't know, and with no guarantee is going to find trouble. BTW, if enough people take my approach, we'll see that used equipment prices take a nice fast tumble! - Mike KB3EIA - |
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