RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

Memphis Belle is on the AMC channel right now.
cuhulin, lives about two hundred and thirty tree miles South of
Memphis.I don't like Memphis,Tennessee.I like Memphis Belle though

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

If I had been born and raised in the Great State of MICHIGAN, I figure I
would be living there now.But, I was born and raised in MISSISSIPPI. I
live here.Sue me!
cuhulin

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

And, I ain't moving.
cuhulin

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

On Jan 17, 11:25�am, David wrote:
Mike wrote:
David wrote:
Why not just post a link to the Google results page, instead of posting
each individual site?

Why not follow rules for punctuation? �Those of us with licenses know
the rules require that communications be as clear as possible, in the
interest of keeping monkey chatter to a minimum.

(Now, Google "monkey chatter" for everyone.)

I can go back 5 years and find the same RHF posts.

What's so wrong with posting individual URLs? If you aren't interested
in the info, why bother clicking on it? Newbies, the ones that might
benefit the most from such actions, may not understand how to properly
conduct a wide-ranging search. Sometimes the search engines bury you
in URLs unrelated to what you're looking for. Castigating RHF and
DXAce simply because they post links seems to be focusing negativity
on the MOST USEFUL things those guys do in here. You'd think that you,
more than most, would be encouraging these guys to spend more time
posting links instead of ridiculing YOU daily.

Punctuation? I teach public speaking and I find that most people that
even try to have perfect grammar are suffering from delusions
regarding their own self-grandeur. Understandability is the key and I
don't have any problem understanding what RHF is trying to say. He may
not be the best speller in the world, but his efforts at disseminating
antenna info hardly are suffering from any non-standard spelling or
punctuation. There are many contributors in here with good punctuation
and spelling, but nothing of any real value to read.

If you go back five years, you'll see that RHF was posting DIFFERENT
links back then. To be honest, I think the quality of his links has
improved significantly. To be honest, going back three years doesn't
show a whole lot of evolution transpiring in your posts. Talk about
"monkey chatter"....

To be honest, RRS is infinitely better than it was in the mid-90s. The
racists and neo-Nazis that use to make about half the posts in here
have disappeared. If you don't like RRS, there are now plenty of other
places (with moderation!) where �you can get info.

Do you really believe, David, that your own posts convey as much
valuable info as do at least some of the posts of Steve and Roy? I'm
truly sorry that you've been picked on as much as you have, but your
posts are NOT the reason I've been reading this RRS without posting.

MWBRYANT

I know I'm way less rude than DX Asshole. �I know that proper
punctuation facilitates easier communications, especially for the
visually impaired. �I know that throwing up a bunch of information, some
of it contradicting other of it, is not as helpful as when someone
speaks from personal experience.


1. Passive aggression can be as irritating (and as ridiculous) as
direct aggression. Both some of the most evil and stupid people I've
ever met were far less rude than Steve Lare. Even rude people can be
useful sources of information. (Thanks for today's Top News link,
Steve!)
2. I'm visually impaired. Check the archives. My R-75 has the voice
mod. RHF's stuff don't bother me. Why do you feel that you speak for
the visually-disabled?
3. You would think that a professional pseudo-journalist, like
yourself, would realize that providing contradictory links shows
respect for democratic free choice. Let the reader discern which they
choose to believe.
4. If the filter is going to be that we should be limited to
discussing
only that which is experienced-based, why are you still here? Are you
really suggesting that your real experience with shortwave radio comes
anywhere near the real-world DXing experience of Steve Lare or the
real antenna info being facilitated by RHF? I think these guys are
winning on the level of who has the most useful personal experiences
to convey.

David, exactly, what is your role in the community, again? Are you
here to tell us that we're members of a dead hobby?

Congratulations.

MWBRYANT

Day 3 : RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage - Continious
 

On Jan 17, 6:30 am, David wrote:
- David wrote -
- Why not just post a link to the Google results page,
- instead of posting each individual site?

David - So your approach is to say : Here Go Fish !

David - Remember when Others have brought up that fact that
I often Post a Lot of Links : My reply has been that I write for
the "Newbie" Shortwave Radio Listener (SWL) :
* Who #1 often does not have your Years of Radio Experience
and Technical Training. - Hence the Step-by-Step "How To"
* The Number of Links hopefully 'leads' the Newbie SWL on their
own Voyage of Discovery in the Quest for Knowledge about
Shortwave Radio and Shortwave Antrennas.
* Filter or Ignore Me -Note- They are several Cross Posters
here that I simply choose to Ignose because they have been
doing the same old 'schtick' for 10 years or more . . .

- Why not follow rules for punctuation?

david - well when you can convince the younger generation to find
and use the capital key on their keyboard then i might start being
concerned about TOO MANY CAPITAL LETTERS IN MY POSTS

-ps- My miss-spellings are not badder then many.

- Those of us with licenses know the rules require that
- communications be as clear as possible, in the interest
- of keeping monkey chatter to a minimum.

David - Last time I checked this was a Internet Newsgroup
and NO Licenses are Required to Post Here.

- (Now, Google "monkey chatter" for everyone.)

David - Per Your Request - Here is a GOOGLE of "monkey chatter"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&r...key+chatter%22

- I can go back 5 years and find the same RHF posts.

Five Years - Clearly I Am Consistant -and- Most likely
You {David} are Not going to Change Me.

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In article
,
Mike wrote:

On Jan 16, 12:20?pm, (Michael Black) wrote:
bpnjensen ) writes:
On Jan 16, 2:31=A0am, BCBlazysusan wrote:
On Jan 15, 10:50=A0pm, RHF wrote:

On Jan 15, 6:50=A0pm, wrote:

On Jan 15, 12:56 pm, wrote: Poor Roy, he must
h=
ave been exposed to massive amounts of microwave
energy or RF energy. He simply cannot make a post without those
redundant cut n' paste links he deems important to life on this
planet.

What a goddamn dork!!!

+++++++++++++++++++++++

-=A0Keep in mind the guy was a government bureaucrat for 30 years.

Bureaucrat -nah- I was simply a low level US Civil Servant doing a
Job.

-ps- It was 32+ Years

- That explains why he acts the way he does.

Could Be . . .

- The arrogance and compulsive {with a} need to be in charge

Very True.

- (evidenced here by his self appointed moderator role) and

Clearly I am failing at that task : Based on this and other Posts
about me; and not about Shortwave Radio.

- his smug "I'm the smartest guy in the room" attitude.

Dang - You Got That Right -but- Then Again I do sign many of
my Posts "pomkia" - POMKIA =3D Plain Old Mister Know It All .

- In short, he's a caricature of himself - pompous, arrogant, self
- righteous, hypocritical

http://www.octanecreative.com/knowitall/jpgs/mr_kia.jpg

- (chronically scolding others for off topic posting while he is
- one of the worst offenders) and obnoxious

Dang - You Got That Right !

- the consummate {petty} bureaucrat.

Again - I was just a low level US Civil Servant.

- =A0Roy's 30 years as a government parasite

The Truth {Reality} is that the vast majority of US Civile Servants
are Good Decent Hard Working People who Earn their Salary.

- making the lives of people who paid his salary miserable
- prepared him well for his current role as
- resident pain in the ass.

Well at least I appear to have succeeded with you. :o) ! ~ RHF
=A0.

RHF,
Don't let em' get you down. FWIW I have your back. I really need to
start posting posting more. I really miss Steve/Bryants
'conversations'....lol.....those were classics IMO back in the day.
Many great people IMO in here just a few bad apples. Ole' DXlover
waving a hand at you. :-)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Ditto too, and RHF, you're OK in my book - I may not always agree with
your politics (but sometimes do), but there is no shame at all in your
postings about radios, antennas and equipment, or how to use them.
The feebs who have criticized? ?I doubt if they know a kilowatt from a
kilocycle.

Some bozo who constantly yammers on, posting when he usually has little
to say, posting links rather than real comments, posting in a completely
unreadable style, constantly changing subject headers, playing
"moderator" when his skill is so horrific that it only makes things
worse, and being a big source of the animosity here, well that defines
the state of the newsgroup. ?"RHF" isn't the only one, but he certainly
enables the other junk posters.

Wade through the off topic posts, the political bickering and
admonishments,
and there isn't much here. ?Far better for the yammerers to be silent for
a time than to constantly spew. ?And yes, you will see three or four
posters, including the bozo "RHF", in the thick of all that drivel.

There was a time when if someone asked a simple question, they'd be
told to look it up themselves. ?But nowadays, this newsgroup is full
of people who do that work for the lazy, merely posting links. ?And
when people do that, who's to know whether they know anything or not?
There is no value in posting such links, because the original poster
should be doing that work themselves. ?But instead, we get all these
link posters, and nobody around to really address the question that
may not be properly asked.

The only reason this bozo RHF is getting accolades is because
the newsgroup has decayed so much that many have left, and a new
wave that doesn't know better has moved in. ?SOmeone who can't keep
his mouth shut is bound to dominate a newsgroup, and that's what people
are reacting to. ?Look between the lines, and there is little of substance
there, and the only reason he becomes a "valuable source" is because the
good posters of the old days have faded away, so there's nothing better
than a bozo posting links.

A newsgroup is not healthy if only a handful dominate. ?Drive off a wide
range of readers, and the newsgroup declines, because as long as people
are reading a newsgroup, they may reply when they actually have something
to add, so some obscure topic gets a real answer instead of another
stupid link. ?Or that person who only replies a few times a year may
have some obscure bit of knowledge that few know, so if they tune out,
there goes the knowledge.

It's telling that the bozo RHF never looks things up in this newsgroup,
he's constantly linking to other sources of information.

This is what the newsgroup used to be like, before the bozos and the
village
idiots took over:

From: (Michael Black)
Subject: Double conversion Vs Triple conversion
Date: 2000/02/17
Message-ID:
X-Deja-AN: 587020050
References:
Organization: Communications Accessibles Montreal, Quebec Canada
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave

In article , dan wrote:
All:
I am considering buying a new World Band reciever;
(- this may be my lifes work )
Does anyone know, in laymans terms, what ?the advantages of a triple
conversion receiver Vs double conversion receiver are;
?and, if one is listening Just to world band, ?is there a really good
choice of triple conversion receiver;
all things (antenna, location) being equal..
Really difficult to hear stations are the most interesting to try to
receive; Indonesia,
New Zealand on a bad night, WBCQ on Saturdays.. etc.
- Dan

How many conversions a receiver has is not a direct indication of
performance.

The whole point of superheterodyne receivers is to get the incoming
signal to a frequency where amplification and selectivity can
easily be accomplished.

The superhet is something like 80 years old, which is barely younger
than radio itself. When it was invented, the state of the technology
could only mean that the superhet would convert to a lower frequency.
It was easier to get amplification there, and since it was a fixed
frequency as opposed to variabl4e frequency if amplification took
place on the signal frequency, you wouldn't need constant readjustment.
Selectivity may have been a mere byproduct; ?I know I've seen early
schematics of superhets where provides no selectivity, only amplification.
Of course, with time, selectivity became an important reason for
the superhet.

But once the superhet was invented, it became clear that there was
a problem. ?In the conversion to another frequency, the IF (Intermediate
Freuqency), you'd also get an image frequency. ?Basically, that
meant that anywhere you tuned the receiver, you would pick up two
signals, the one you want and one that was a side effect of the conversion.

With the relatively low frequencies used for the IFs in the early days,
the only way to get rid of the unwanted image frequency was to put
more selectivity on the signal frequency, which in some ways
the superhet was supposed to eliminate. ?Usually there was no
problem in the ?AM broadcast band, and even in the low shortwave
bands, because relatively simple front end selectivity could give
enough rejection of the image frequency. ?But a lot of cheap
receivers from the old days bombed on the highest band, the one
that ended at 30Mhz, because there was way too little selectivity
in the front end to get rid of the image frequency.

Of course, the more expensive receivers did put more selectivity
in the front end, and suffered far less. ?The HRO series were
manufacturered up into the sixties (or was it the late fifties?),
and they still had a 455KHz IF. ?But they had two RF stages and
associated tuned circuits to get rid of the image frequency.

With time, somebody thought of the idea of double conversion. ?Convert
the incoming signal to a frequency high enough that it would place
the image frequency far enough away that the front end would reject
it sufficiently, and then a second conversion to a frequency
where the real amplification and selectivity could take place. ?Of
course, if the design wasn't done right, it could be horrible since
you now had two sets of image frequencies to get rid of, and of course
you added a second oscillator inside the receiver to generate
spurious signals.

Triple conversion was just an extension of that, though in some cases
it was used to add special features.

One of the problems of double, or triple, conversion is that in
that era it put a fair amount of amplification before the ultimate
selectivity of the receiver. ?So the tuned circuits before the
final IF would take out the image frequency, but a strong signal not
that far from the desired signal would pass without attenuation,
and if it was strong enough it could overload one of the stages.

With time, technology allowed for a different implementation of
the superhet. ?You could have good selectivity at a high frequency,
and of course tubes and later transistors got good enough that
they could amplify with no problem at high frequencies.

So there was a move back to single conversion receivers, with
the IF in the 9MHz range, or thereabouts. ?The IF was far
enough away that only the strongest signals on the image frequency
could get by relatively simple front end selectivity. ?And the
selectivity could be put right after the mixer, meaning that all
the rest of the receiver saw only the bandwidth of a single "channel".
The mixer was still vulnerable to overload, though there were
improvements in that area around the same time, but at least it
was reduced to only one mixer. ?And in many cases the high IF
allowed for no amplification before the mixer, again helping
the receiver's overload resistance.

Of course, there were problems. ?Having the IF in the middle of
the range the receiver was trying to tune was a problem. ?And those
crystal filters could be expensive.

With time, mainly when ICs allowed for cheap synthesizers so the
local oscillator could operate at a high frequency and still be
stable, the first IF moved up above the 30MHz. ?The whole shortwave
band could then be tuned without a gap, and there were other
good reasons for moving the IF there.

The problem was that a filter at 45MHz or so could be terribly
expensive, and it might even be difficult to get narrow selectivity
in that range.

So receivers moved back to double conversion. ?The filter at the first
IF would be little wider than the widest selectivity desired, so
the rest of the receiver would have to deal with a relatively small
slice of spectrum. ?And the IF was high enough that virtually
anything in the way of front end selectivity would reject the image
frequency, allowing for quite a bit of flexibility in the front
end design. ?Of course, the overload resistance of the mixer
became an issue as the selectivity decreased in the front end; ?it
had always been a problem, but image rejection had been a more
immediate need for that front end selectivity.

And of course, triple conversion also returned. ?But it was for
things like passband tuning, rather than to deal with limited
technology.

The point to all this is that conversion is a trade-off. Triple conversion
will give you pass band tuning, but if not done carefully will give
you spurious responses. ?But that triple conversion is giving you
a feature, better to be assesed on the basis of that feature, rather
than as an absolute. ?If you wanted to pay the high price, a single
conversion receiver with a bank of filters of various bandwidths
operating at 45MHz or so would probably be best, since you don't
have to worry about the problems of multiple conversion. ?But
people want multiple bandwidths and lower cost, so you end up
with double conversion receivers. ?Likewise, they want poassband
tuning, so they end up with triple conversion.

But you can't compare two receivers by looking at how many conversions,
and say this one is better than that one because it has double (or triple
conversion). ?You have to look at the overall design, and the specs.

As for scanners, that someone brought up in this thread, the need
for multiple conversions is a reflection of the wide frequency;coverage
that many of them provide, and the multiple conversions could be
seen in the same light as multiple conversions in receivers of
yesteryears. ?They need it to get rid of the image frequencies.
The technology hasn't caught up enough with the needed range.

? ? Michael

OK. This post requires temporary de-cloaking!

Why?

Will you please consider distributing to the group whatever you're
obviously on?

Don't encourage him please.

You start off complaining about RHF and people posting links, then you
cite a silly post from DiverDan about selecting a cheap portable as
being what this group should aspire to, and ramble into the most
esoteric post I think I've ever read on receiver design.

I didn't complain but you decided to mention me at the end of your post
anyway.

Wow. That's impressive. Can you say "tangential"?

Certainly, try this link http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/tangential

After leaving this zoo for over 2.5 years (except for a few minor
incursions) I think I can say with certainty that though people like
Steve Lare (DXAce) and Roy Fisk (RHF) are often difficult to deal
with, they are clearly the most valuable contributors in RRS. Lare's
contributions to DXLD and BDXC are valuable resources in the
international DX community and his links to EiBi updates invaluable in
this post-ILG world. RHF's tireless efforts to disseminate antenna
info through his Yahoo group is a MONUMENTAL service to the community.
I don't like their politics, but they help keep this hobby alive in
difficult times. Yeah, they probably shouldn't post when drunk, but
none of the rest of us are really perfect, either.

He generally supplies pointless informational links. Same result as
going to Google and search on antenna so what is the point?

Anyone who really believes these people are hurting the hobby by
providing useful links is someone the hobby would probably be better
off without.

Yes junk runs counter to informative responses posted to the news group.

Who knows? Maybe, if I stay away long enough, I'll gain the
perspective to understand what Telamon's contribution to the hobby
really is. Right now, I haven't got the faintest concept of why anyone
would read his posts.... ;-)

Since you are not technically orientated I doubt it. Maybe if you use
the part of your brain devoted to debating for knowledge on the subject
of SWL, radios, and antennas you will come up to speed.

Re-cloaking,

Sure thing. Go back under your rock.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

On Jan 16, 8:23*pm, Telamon
wrote:
In article ,

*"Burr" wrote:
"oneway"

. What happened?
(Hint: 'nothing happened' is not an acceptable answer)

Chill out dude,

Use your name

Burr

His name is 'tard.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Oh, for heaven's sake. There's this little button at the top of the
screen -- it's a search button. If you think someone usually makes
sense - put in their name and you can see their posts.

It takes two seconds to pass by the people that you feel don't make
sense. This isn't nuerosurgery -- it's a nice group of people who
like talking about radio - shortwave mostly - and some other forms of
media. And if the others want to post stupid stuff -- just ignore
it.

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

In article
,
candy rosa wrote:

On Jan 16, 8:23*pm, Telamon
wrote:
In article ,

*"Burr" wrote:
"oneway"

. What happened?
(Hint: 'nothing happened' is not an acceptable answer)

Chill out dude,

Use your name

Burr

His name is 'tard.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Oh, for heaven's sake. There's this little button at the top of the
screen -- it's a search button. If you think someone usually makes
sense - put in their name and you can see their posts.

It takes two seconds to pass by the people that you feel don't make
sense. This isn't nuerosurgery -- it's a nice group of people who
like talking about radio - shortwave mostly - and some other forms of
media. And if the others want to post stupid stuff -- just ignore
it.

I was just trying to be informative. I do ignore most of the stupid
stuff.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article
,
candy rosa wrote:

On Jan 16, 8:23 pm, Telamon


It takes two seconds to pass by the people that you feel don't make
sense. This isn't nuerosurgery -- it's a nice group of people who
like talking about radio - shortwave mostly - and some other forms of
media. And if the others want to post stupid stuff -- just ignore
it.

I was just trying to be informative. I do ignore most of the stupid
stuff.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

I think he is talking to One-way!

Burr

Day 3 : RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage -Continues-
 

Day 3 : RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage -Continues-

- I know I'm way less rude than DX Asshole.

David - While DX Ace may reply to some Poster for something
that he finds personally objectionable : His reply is Directed to
that Poster.

-Note- Some might even call DX Ace's Replies a Personal Attack.

BUT - David - You Time and Time Again Post Replies that Attack
the Sensibilities of Broad Groups of this Newsgroup.
* You Posts are Often : IN YOUR FACE
* Designed To Provoke an Emotional Reaction by Many Readers.
* Intended To Incite and Angry Reaction by Many Here.

Hence - I Post a Reply that Mocks Your Blatantly Absurd Statements

(OT) : DaviD Proclaims - " The Pope is a Nazi. "

(OT) : DaviD proclaims - The Religious Right.
They are the Biggest Threat to Democracy.

DaviD proclaims - Anybody who supports the Patriot Act
is a Traitor and a Pussy !

(OT) : DaviD Proclaims - Amerikkkan Government Spies On
Law Abiding US Citizens

DaviD Proclaims : " Because this Newsgroup has more Nazis
concentrated in one place than any other place I visit. "

DaviD Proclaims - " **** God and Irving Berlin "

(OT) : DaviD Proclaims - " I always assume that this country
is no different than the Gorky Park Soviet Union. "

(OT) : DaviD Proclaims - " The Chinese are fascist totalitarians
just like us. " {The USA}

(OT) : DaviD Proclaims - The Pope is the Anti-Christ.
Bush is the Anti-Brain.

DaviD -proclaims- Today's Jesus has Rock-Hard Abs,
a Giant Penis, and a Nuclear Sword.

- I know that proper punctuation facilitates easier communications,
- especially for the visually impaired.

David - I have never had a Visually Impaired Person make
a complaint about my Postings.

- I know that throwing up a bunch of information, some of it
- contradicting other of it, is not as helpful as when someone
- speaks from personal experience.

David - The nature of the Internet is that there is often
'conflicting'
information out there. Plus Shortwave Antennas are more of a
'practical' Art Form versus a one way only science.

- I am not the subject. RHF has been turned into a filter.
- I don't bother w/ Ace as he is too drunk to type more than
- a few words at a time.

David - The nature of Newsgroups is : That everytime you Post
- Your Post Makes You "The 'potential' Subject"

- Any effort I made to stave off fascism was done in the interests
- of preventing the demise of the freedom required for this hobby
- to flourish.

Huh ?
? Am I Now A Fascist ?
? Have I Taken Away Your Freedom ?

- HF radios are illegal in many places. My only regret is that
- we patriots failed and that the USA is a goddam police state.

David - There You Go Again - Going Off-the-Deep-End ! ~ RHF

Day 3 : RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage -Continues- Damn Roy
 

"RHF" wrote in message

Get a life, how long did it take to put all this together?

4 pages
1,170 words

Burr

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

D Peter Maus wrote:
oneway wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

oneway wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

wrote:

On Jan 15, 4:07 pm, D Peter Maus

There's a lot of personality, here, too. Truth is, Roy has
most of
it. But if Roy chooses to make a career out of participating in this
group....so what? If he's got the time and the resources....God
Bless him.

The question is....what does it matter to YOU?



+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
It matters because his compulsive posting of irrelevant bs has
driven
away many shortwave enthusiasts who visit daily and contribute
regularly to the group. Most no longer bother to even read the group
much less post because they have long ago tired of the little clique
of posters who now dominate the group.

It's like the friendly neighborhood bar that everyone that mattered
once enjoyed gathering that gets taken over by a few obnoxious
drunks. The change in atmosphere is almost imperceptible because it
happens over time. One by one the regulars stop dropping in and soon
the only patrons are the obnoxious loud mouthed few and the bar soon
goes bankrupt.

So yes, it matters sir.





Then you serious need to refocus your priorities. If you can be
run off by one poster's style...I'm guessing shortwave wouldn't be
your best choice of avocation.



The question for you Peter, is why do posters like Roy, Burr, Steve
and others get a pass from you when they are the source for most of
the OT garbage on this group? My guess is that you secretly support
their politics and world views but don't want to admitt it here. You
didn't use to be like that in the good old days. You made mostly
useful contributions and rarely responded to the OT posts. Now you
almost encourage them. What happened?
(Hint: 'nothing happened' is not an acceptable answer)




Yeah, back in the 40's, I was quite the stickler for the rules. You
know, back in the good ol' days, Univac, tube routers, and secret
messages over AM radio to subversive forces identified only with
decoder rings....I was all about the topic, wasn't I.

Wow. Even I don't recognize me anymore. Perhaps that's why I can't
get laid.

Well, time for some new flannel shirts, eh?



:::::Hmmm....I wonder where the dog is......::::


Nice dodge. I guess the answer is yes, you do agree with them and
that's why they get a pass for disrupting the group with their BS.

BTW- The dog abandoned this group too. You can find him at one of the
Yahoo groups.




Actually, she died. But thanks.

The point is, your question has no valid answer, so I'm not going to
bother providing one. Nor, since you seem to be fine carrying on both
sides of the conversation, is there any need for me to do so.

If you go back and read the history, and read it closely, you'll see
that the premise of your question is incorrect on it's face.

"Nothing happened" not being an acceptable answer is an interesting
condition. Because the truth is: Nothing happened.

Sorry to hear about your dog but why are you still looking for her?
Doesn't sound good.

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

Telamon wrote:
In article GZkjj.11457$cz3.4205@trnddc06,
oneway wrote:


D Peter Maus wrote:

wrote:


On Jan 15, 4:07 pm, D Peter Maus


There's a lot of personality, here, too. Truth is, Roy has
most of
it. But if Roy chooses to make a career out of participating in
this group....so what? If he's got the time and the
resources....God Bless him.

The question is....what does it matter to YOU?

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
It matters because his compulsive posting of irrelevant bs has
driven
away many shortwave enthusiasts who visit daily and contribute
regularly to the group. Most no longer bother to even read the
group much less post because they have long ago tired of the
little clique of posters who now dominate the group.

It's like the friendly neighborhood bar that everyone that
mattered
once enjoyed gathering that gets taken over by a few obnoxious
drunks. The change in atmosphere is almost imperceptible because
it happens over time. One by one the regulars stop dropping in and
soon the only patrons are the obnoxious loud mouthed few and the
bar soon goes bankrupt.

So yes, it matters sir.



Then you serious need to refocus your priorities. If you can be
run
off by one poster's style...I'm guessing shortwave wouldn't be your
best choice of avocation.

The question for you Peter, is why do posters like Roy, Burr, Steve
and others get a pass from you when they are the source for most of
the OT garbage on this group? My guess is that you secretly support
their politics and world views but don't want to admitt it here. You
didn't use to be like that in the good old days. You made mostly
useful contributions and rarely responded to the OT posts. Now you
almost encourage them. What happened? (Hint: 'nothing happened' is
not an acceptable answer)


Nice Trolling whine you got going there.

Sounds like the shoe found a fit. Feeling a little guilty eh?

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

Michael Black wrote:

Some bozo who constantly yammers on, posting when he usually has little
to say, posting links rather than real comments, posting in a completely
unreadable style, constantly changing subject headers, playing
"moderator" when his skill is so horrific that it only makes things
worse, and being a big source of the animosity here, well that defines
the state of the newsgroup. "RHF" isn't the only one, but he certainly
enables the other junk posters.

Wade through the off topic posts, the political bickering and admonishments,
and there isn't much here. Far better for the yammerers to be silent for
a time than to constantly spew. And yes, you will see three or four
posters, including the bozo "RHF", in the thick of all that drivel.

There was a time when if someone asked a simple question, they'd be
told to look it up themselves. But nowadays, this newsgroup is full
of people who do that work for the lazy, merely posting links. And
when people do that, who's to know whether they know anything or not?
There is no value in posting such links, because the original poster
should be doing that work themselves. But instead, we get all these
link posters, and nobody around to really address the question that
may not be properly asked.

The only reason this bozo RHF is getting accolades is because
the newsgroup has decayed so much that many have left, and a new
wave that doesn't know better has moved in. SOmeone who can't keep
his mouth shut is bound to dominate a newsgroup, and that's what people
are reacting to. Look between the lines, and there is little of substance
there, and the only reason he becomes a "valuable source" is because the
good posters of the old days have faded away, so there's nothing better
than a bozo posting links.

A newsgroup is not healthy if only a handful dominate. Drive off a wide
range of readers, and the newsgroup declines, because as long as people
are reading a newsgroup, they may reply when they actually have something
to add, so some obscure topic gets a real answer instead of another
stupid link. Or that person who only replies a few times a year may
have some obscure bit of knowledge that few know, so if they tune out,
there goes the knowledge.

It's telling that the bozo RHF never looks things up in this newsgroup,
he's constantly linking to other sources of information.

Congratulations, you've written the definitive comment on the state of
this group. It's become a perfect example of the lowest common
denominator principle. Like yourself, I used to make numerous on-topic
posts but it's hardly worth the effort anymore. The moderated groups on
Yahoo and others are a breath of fresh air compared to here. I encourage
everyone who is fed up with this group to check out the alternatives.
Maybe someone here, (guess who) will give us a list of all of them, ad
nauseam. What alternative shortwave topical groups do you like?

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

oneway wrote:

Michael Black wrote:

Some bozo who constantly yammers on, posting when he usually has little
to say, posting links rather than real comments, posting in a completely
unreadable style, constantly changing subject headers, playing
"moderator" when his skill is so horrific that it only makes things
worse, and being a big source of the animosity here, well that defines
the state of the newsgroup. "RHF" isn't the only one, but he certainly
enables the other junk posters.

Wade through the off topic posts, the political bickering and admonishments,
and there isn't much here. Far better for the yammerers to be silent for
a time than to constantly spew. And yes, you will see three or four
posters, including the bozo "RHF", in the thick of all that drivel.

There was a time when if someone asked a simple question, they'd be
told to look it up themselves. But nowadays, this newsgroup is full
of people who do that work for the lazy, merely posting links. And
when people do that, who's to know whether they know anything or not?
There is no value in posting such links, because the original poster
should be doing that work themselves. But instead, we get all these
link posters, and nobody around to really address the question that
may not be properly asked.

The only reason this bozo RHF is getting accolades is because
the newsgroup has decayed so much that many have left, and a new
wave that doesn't know better has moved in. SOmeone who can't keep
his mouth shut is bound to dominate a newsgroup, and that's what people
are reacting to. Look between the lines, and there is little of substance
there, and the only reason he becomes a "valuable source" is because the
good posters of the old days have faded away, so there's nothing better
than a bozo posting links.

A newsgroup is not healthy if only a handful dominate. Drive off a wide
range of readers, and the newsgroup declines, because as long as people
are reading a newsgroup, they may reply when they actually have something
to add, so some obscure topic gets a real answer instead of another
stupid link. Or that person who only replies a few times a year may
have some obscure bit of knowledge that few know, so if they tune out,
there goes the knowledge.

It's telling that the bozo RHF never looks things up in this newsgroup,
he's constantly linking to other sources of information.

Congratulations, you've written the definitive comment on the state of
this group. It's become a perfect example of the lowest common
denominator principle.

Like yourself, I used to make numerous on-topic
posts but it's hardly worth the effort anymore.

Of course not! Like most of the debutante, malcontent, and faux posters you'd
actually rather sit and whine.

In reality, you probably don't have anything to contribute anyway.

A tip for you: Nobody, and I mean NOBODY is stopping YOU from posting ANYTHING.

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

On Jan 17, 4:18Â*pm, Mike wrote:
On Jan 17, 11:25�am, David wrote:





Mike wrote:
David wrote:
Why not just post a link to the Google results page, instead of posting
each individual site?

Why not follow rules for punctuation? �Those of us with licenses know
the rules require that communications be as clear as possible, in the
interest of keeping monkey chatter to a minimum.

(Now, Google "monkey chatter" for everyone.)

I can go back 5 years and find the same RHF posts.

What's so wrong with posting individual URLs? If you aren't interested
in the info, why bother clicking on it? Newbies, the ones that might
benefit the most from such actions, may not understand how to properly
conduct a wide-ranging search. Sometimes the search engines bury you
in URLs unrelated to what you're looking for. Castigating RHF and
DXAce simply because they post links seems to be focusing negativity
on the MOST USEFUL things those guys do in here. You'd think that you,
more than most, would be encouraging these guys to spend more time
posting links instead of ridiculing YOU daily.

Punctuation? I teach public speaking and I find that most people that
even try to have perfect grammar are suffering from delusions
regarding their own self-grandeur. Understandability is the key and I
don't have any problem understanding what RHF is trying to say. He may
not be the best speller in the world, but his efforts at disseminating
antenna info hardly are suffering from any non-standard spelling or
punctuation. There are many contributors in here with good punctuation
and spelling, but nothing of any real value to read.

If you go back five years, you'll see that RHF was posting DIFFERENT
links back then. To be honest, I think the quality of his links has
improved significantly. To be honest, going back three years doesn't
show a whole lot of evolution transpiring in your posts. Talk about
"monkey chatter"....

To be honest, RRS is infinitely better than it was in the mid-90s. The
racists and neo-Nazis that use to make about half the posts in here
have disappeared. If you don't like RRS, there are now plenty of other
places (with moderation!) where �you can get info.

Do you really believe, David, that your own posts convey as much
valuable info as do at least some of the posts of Steve and Roy? I'm
truly sorry that you've been picked on as much as you have, but your
posts are NOT the reason I've been reading this RRS without posting.

MWBRYANT

I know I'm way less rude than DX Asshole. �I know that proper
punctuation facilitates easier communications, especially for the
visually impaired. �I know that throwing up a bunch of information, some
of it contradicting other of it, is not as helpful as when someone
speaks from personal experience.

1. Passive aggression can be as irritating (and as ridiculous) as
direct aggression. Both some of the most evil and stupid people I've
ever met were far less rude than Steve Lare. Even rude people can be
useful sources of information. (Thanks for today's Top News link,
Steve!)
2. I'm visually impaired. Check the archives. My R-75 has the voice
mod. RHF's stuff don't bother me. Why do you feel that you speak for
the visually-disabled?
3. You would think that a professional pseudo-journalist, like
yourself, would realize that providing contradictory links shows
respect for democratic free choice. Let the reader discern which they
choose to believe.
4. If the filter is going to be that we should be limited to
discussing
only that which is experienced-based, why are you still here? Are you
really suggesting that your real experience with shortwave radio comes
anywhere near the real-world DXing experience of Steve Lare or the
real antenna info being facilitated by RHF? I think these guys are
winning on the level of who has the most useful personal experiences
to convey.

David, exactly, what is your role in the community, again? Are you
here to tell us that we're members of a dead hobby?

Congratulations.

MWBRYANT- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

***CLAPPING HANDS*** - - - Great post Mike. Good to see you in here
again. DX waving a hand.

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

BCBlazysusan wrote:

On Jan 17, 4:18Â pm, Mike wrote:
On Jan 17, 11:25�am, David wrote:





Mike wrote:
David wrote:
Why not just post a link to the Google results page, instead of posting
each individual site?

Why not follow rules for punctuation? �Those of us with licenses know
the rules require that communications be as clear as possible, in the
interest of keeping monkey chatter to a minimum.

(Now, Google "monkey chatter" for everyone.)

I can go back 5 years and find the same RHF posts.

What's so wrong with posting individual URLs? If you aren't interested
in the info, why bother clicking on it? Newbies, the ones that might
benefit the most from such actions, may not understand how to properly
conduct a wide-ranging search. Sometimes the search engines bury you
in URLs unrelated to what you're looking for. Castigating RHF and
DXAce simply because they post links seems to be focusing negativity
on the MOST USEFUL things those guys do in here. You'd think that you,
more than most, would be encouraging these guys to spend more time
posting links instead of ridiculing YOU daily.

Punctuation? I teach public speaking and I find that most people that
even try to have perfect grammar are suffering from delusions
regarding their own self-grandeur. Understandability is the key and I
don't have any problem understanding what RHF is trying to say. He may
not be the best speller in the world, but his efforts at disseminating
antenna info hardly are suffering from any non-standard spelling or
punctuation. There are many contributors in here with good punctuation
and spelling, but nothing of any real value to read.

If you go back five years, you'll see that RHF was posting DIFFERENT
links back then. To be honest, I think the quality of his links has
improved significantly. To be honest, going back three years doesn't
show a whole lot of evolution transpiring in your posts. Talk about
"monkey chatter"....

To be honest, RRS is infinitely better than it was in the mid-90s. The
racists and neo-Nazis that use to make about half the posts in here
have disappeared. If you don't like RRS, there are now plenty of other
places (with moderation!) where �you can get info.

Do you really believe, David, that your own posts convey as much
valuable info as do at least some of the posts of Steve and Roy? I'm
truly sorry that you've been picked on as much as you have, but your
posts are NOT the reason I've been reading this RRS without posting.

MWBRYANT

I know I'm way less rude than DX Asshole. �I know that proper
punctuation facilitates easier communications, especially for the
visually impaired. �I know that throwing up a bunch of information, some
of it contradicting other of it, is not as helpful as when someone
speaks from personal experience.

1. Passive aggression can be as irritating (and as ridiculous) as
direct aggression. Both some of the most evil and stupid people I've
ever met were far less rude than Steve Lare. Even rude people can be
useful sources of information. (Thanks for today's Top News link,
Steve!)
2. I'm visually impaired. Check the archives. My R-75 has the voice
mod. RHF's stuff don't bother me. Why do you feel that you speak for
the visually-disabled?
3. You would think that a professional pseudo-journalist, like
yourself, would realize that providing contradictory links shows
respect for democratic free choice. Let the reader discern which they
choose to believe.
4. If the filter is going to be that we should be limited to
discussing
only that which is experienced-based, why are you still here? Are you
really suggesting that your real experience with shortwave radio comes
anywhere near the real-world DXing experience of Steve Lare or the
real antenna info being facilitated by RHF? I think these guys are
winning on the level of who has the most useful personal experiences
to convey.

David, exactly, what is your role in the community, again? Are you
here to tell us that we're members of a dead hobby?

Congratulations.

MWBRYANT- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

***CLAPPING HANDS*** - - - Great post Mike. Good to see you in here
again. DX waving a hand.

Oh great! A big welcome back to another faux individual! The guy who claimed to be
a PhD!

Now, he claims to be 'visually impaired'. Ask him, and ask the State of Kentucky
if he has a drivers license.

Crap, I wear glasses, therefore, I must be 'visually impaired' as well.

Cry me a f00kin river.

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

oneway wrote:
D Peter Maus wrote:
oneway wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

oneway wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

wrote:

On Jan 15, 4:07 pm, D Peter Maus

There's a lot of personality, here, too. Truth is, Roy has
most of
it. But if Roy chooses to make a career out of participating in
this
group....so what? If he's got the time and the resources....God
Bless him.

The question is....what does it matter to YOU?



+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
It matters because his compulsive posting of irrelevant bs has
driven
away many shortwave enthusiasts who visit daily and contribute
regularly to the group. Most no longer bother to even read the group
much less post because they have long ago tired of the little clique
of posters who now dominate the group.

It's like the friendly neighborhood bar that everyone that
mattered
once enjoyed gathering that gets taken over by a few obnoxious
drunks. The change in atmosphere is almost imperceptible because it
happens over time. One by one the regulars stop dropping in and
soon
the only patrons are the obnoxious loud mouthed few and the bar soon
goes bankrupt.

So yes, it matters sir.





Then you serious need to refocus your priorities. If you can be
run off by one poster's style...I'm guessing shortwave wouldn't be
your best choice of avocation.



The question for you Peter, is why do posters like Roy, Burr, Steve
and others get a pass from you when they are the source for most of
the OT garbage on this group? My guess is that you secretly support
their politics and world views but don't want to admitt it here.
You didn't use to be like that in the good old days. You made
mostly useful contributions and rarely responded to the OT posts.
Now you almost encourage them. What happened?
(Hint: 'nothing happened' is not an acceptable answer)




Yeah, back in the 40's, I was quite the stickler for the rules.
You know, back in the good ol' days, Univac, tube routers, and
secret messages over AM radio to subversive forces identified only
with decoder rings....I was all about the topic, wasn't I.

Wow. Even I don't recognize me anymore. Perhaps that's why I can't
get laid.

Well, time for some new flannel shirts, eh?



:::::Hmmm....I wonder where the dog is......::::


Nice dodge. I guess the answer is yes, you do agree with them and
that's why they get a pass for disrupting the group with their BS.

BTW- The dog abandoned this group too. You can find him at one of the
Yahoo groups.




Actually, she died. But thanks.

The point is, your question has no valid answer, so I'm not going to
bother providing one. Nor, since you seem to be fine carrying on both
sides of the conversation, is there any need for me to do so.

If you go back and read the history, and read it closely, you'll see
that the premise of your question is incorrect on it's face.

"Nothing happened" not being an acceptable answer is an interesting
condition. Because the truth is: Nothing happened.

Sorry to hear about your dog but why are you still looking for her?
Doesn't sound good.


Always been a big fan of the X-Files.

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

Mike wrote:
On Jan 17, 11:25�am, David wrote:
Mike wrote:
David wrote:
Why not just post a link to the Google results page, instead of posting
each individual site?
Why not follow rules for punctuation? �Those of us with licenses know
the rules require that communications be as clear as possible, in the
interest of keeping monkey chatter to a minimum.
(Now, Google "monkey chatter" for everyone.)
I can go back 5 years and find the same RHF posts.
What's so wrong with posting individual URLs? If you aren't interested
in the info, why bother clicking on it? Newbies, the ones that might
benefit the most from such actions, may not understand how to properly
conduct a wide-ranging search. Sometimes the search engines bury you
in URLs unrelated to what you're looking for. Castigating RHF and
DXAce simply because they post links seems to be focusing negativity
on the MOST USEFUL things those guys do in here. You'd think that you,
more than most, would be encouraging these guys to spend more time
posting links instead of ridiculing YOU daily.
Punctuation? I teach public speaking and I find that most people that
even try to have perfect grammar are suffering from delusions
regarding their own self-grandeur. Understandability is the key and I
don't have any problem understanding what RHF is trying to say. He may
not be the best speller in the world, but his efforts at disseminating
antenna info hardly are suffering from any non-standard spelling or
punctuation. There are many contributors in here with good punctuation
and spelling, but nothing of any real value to read.
If you go back five years, you'll see that RHF was posting DIFFERENT
links back then. To be honest, I think the quality of his links has
improved significantly. To be honest, going back three years doesn't
show a whole lot of evolution transpiring in your posts. Talk about
"monkey chatter"....
To be honest, RRS is infinitely better than it was in the mid-90s. The
racists and neo-Nazis that use to make about half the posts in here
have disappeared. If you don't like RRS, there are now plenty of other
places (with moderation!) where �you can get info.
Do you really believe, David, that your own posts convey as much
valuable info as do at least some of the posts of Steve and Roy? I'm
truly sorry that you've been picked on as much as you have, but your
posts are NOT the reason I've been reading this RRS without posting.
MWBRYANT
I know I'm way less rude than DX Asshole. �I know that proper
punctuation facilitates easier communications, especially for the
visually impaired. �I know that throwing up a bunch of information, some
of it contradicting other of it, is not as helpful as when someone
speaks from personal experience.


1. Passive aggression can be as irritating (and as ridiculous) as
direct aggression. Both some of the most evil and stupid people I've
ever met were far less rude than Steve Lare. Even rude people can be
useful sources of information. (Thanks for today's Top News link,
Steve!)
2. I'm visually impaired. Check the archives. My R-75 has the voice
mod. RHF's stuff don't bother me. Why do you feel that you speak for
the visually-disabled?
3. You would think that a professional pseudo-journalist, like
yourself, would realize that providing contradictory links shows
respect for democratic free choice. Let the reader discern which they
choose to believe.
4. If the filter is going to be that we should be limited to
discussing
only that which is experienced-based, why are you still here? Are you
really suggesting that your real experience with shortwave radio comes
anywhere near the real-world DXing experience of Steve Lare or the
real antenna info being facilitated by RHF? I think these guys are
winning on the level of who has the most useful personal experiences
to convey.

David, exactly, what is your role in the community, again? Are you
here to tell us that we're members of a dead hobby?

Congratulations.

MWBRYANT



I have no idea what RHF's personal knowledge of antennas entails. I
know he puts up links to antennas that don't work very well, are
sometimes overpriced, etc. He just seems to be repeating things.

FYI I used to provide the bulk of EE language loggings for a now-defunct
DXer magazine. I logged Tahiti's little flea-power on 15.XXX in
downtown Houston, in the daytime, on one of my 2 R-390As, and my 120'
steel random wire. Confirmed.

This was back in the late '80s, when the Sun was spottin' and the Cold
War has hoppin'. SWBC was still viable back then. GHFS was almost as
entertaining. Since then, it's been steadily downhill, both
propagation-wise and target wise.

The cultural aspect of SWL cannot be disregarded and frankly I'm shocked
that so many "American" people here are listening to other cultures but
not hearing the message. The USA is a rogue nation. The USA is the
greatest threat to world peace. What! Impossible!

I make no apologies for being annoying to bigots.

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

Mike wrote:

2. I'm visually impaired. Check the archives. My R-75 has the voice
mod. RHF's stuff don't bother me. Why do you feel that you speak for
the visually-disabled?

I don't know what you mean by this, and I don't care enough to"check the
archives". I'm 58 and have to wear reading glasses. I am a speed
reader and rely heavily on capital letters being confined to proper
names and the first letter of a sentence. I don't expect midair hyphens
and tildes.

As communications hobbyists we should respect the rules of
communications. Do that "artsy" **** somewhere else.

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

David wrote:

Mike wrote:
On Jan 17, 11:25�am, David wrote:
Mike wrote:
David wrote:
Why not just post a link to the Google results page, instead of posting
each individual site?
Why not follow rules for punctuation? �Those of us with licenses know
the rules require that communications be as clear as possible, in the
interest of keeping monkey chatter to a minimum.
(Now, Google "monkey chatter" for everyone.)
I can go back 5 years and find the same RHF posts.
What's so wrong with posting individual URLs? If you aren't interested
in the info, why bother clicking on it? Newbies, the ones that might
benefit the most from such actions, may not understand how to properly
conduct a wide-ranging search. Sometimes the search engines bury you
in URLs unrelated to what you're looking for. Castigating RHF and
DXAce simply because they post links seems to be focusing negativity
on the MOST USEFUL things those guys do in here. You'd think that you,
more than most, would be encouraging these guys to spend more time
posting links instead of ridiculing YOU daily.
Punctuation? I teach public speaking and I find that most people that
even try to have perfect grammar are suffering from delusions
regarding their own self-grandeur. Understandability is the key and I
don't have any problem understanding what RHF is trying to say. He may
not be the best speller in the world, but his efforts at disseminating
antenna info hardly are suffering from any non-standard spelling or
punctuation. There are many contributors in here with good punctuation
and spelling, but nothing of any real value to read.
If you go back five years, you'll see that RHF was posting DIFFERENT
links back then. To be honest, I think the quality of his links has
improved significantly. To be honest, going back three years doesn't
show a whole lot of evolution transpiring in your posts. Talk about
"monkey chatter"....
To be honest, RRS is infinitely better than it was in the mid-90s. The
racists and neo-Nazis that use to make about half the posts in here
have disappeared. If you don't like RRS, there are now plenty of other
places (with moderation!) where �you can get info.
Do you really believe, David, that your own posts convey as much
valuable info as do at least some of the posts of Steve and Roy? I'm
truly sorry that you've been picked on as much as you have, but your
posts are NOT the reason I've been reading this RRS without posting.
MWBRYANT
I know I'm way less rude than DX Asshole. �I know that proper
punctuation facilitates easier communications, especially for the
visually impaired. �I know that throwing up a bunch of information, some
of it contradicting other of it, is not as helpful as when someone
speaks from personal experience.


1. Passive aggression can be as irritating (and as ridiculous) as
direct aggression. Both some of the most evil and stupid people I've
ever met were far less rude than Steve Lare. Even rude people can be
useful sources of information. (Thanks for today's Top News link,
Steve!)
2. I'm visually impaired. Check the archives. My R-75 has the voice
mod. RHF's stuff don't bother me. Why do you feel that you speak for
the visually-disabled?
3. You would think that a professional pseudo-journalist, like
yourself, would realize that providing contradictory links shows
respect for democratic free choice. Let the reader discern which they
choose to believe.
4. If the filter is going to be that we should be limited to
discussing
only that which is experienced-based, why are you still here? Are you
really suggesting that your real experience with shortwave radio comes
anywhere near the real-world DXing experience of Steve Lare or the
real antenna info being facilitated by RHF? I think these guys are
winning on the level of who has the most useful personal experiences
to convey.

David, exactly, what is your role in the community, again? Are you
here to tell us that we're members of a dead hobby?

Congratulations.

MWBRYANT



I have no idea what RHF's personal knowledge of antennas entails. I
know he puts up links to antennas that don't work very well, are
sometimes overpriced, etc. He just seems to be repeating things.

FYI I used to provide the bulk of EE language loggings for a now-defunct
DXer magazine. I logged Tahiti's little flea-power on 15.XXX in
downtown Houston, in the daytime, on one of my 2 R-390As, and my 120'
steel random wire. Confirmed.

Well, it was 20 kW, hardly 'flea-power', and, it was on 15.xxx.

Also confirmed here, but on 11825 in 1983.

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

David wrote:

I have no idea what RHF's personal knowledge of antennas entails. *I
know he puts up links to antennas that don't work very well, are
sometimes overpriced, etc. *He just seems to be repeating things.

He's giving people plenty of different links to info about something
you have to use if you use an actual radio - antennas. given that you
no longer use radios, you're reasons for not caring about such info
are obvious.


FYI I used to provide the bulk of EE language loggings for a now-defunct
DXer magazine. *I logged Tahiti's little flea-power on 15.XXX in
downtown Houston, in the daytime, on one of my 2 R-390As, and my 120'
steel random wire. *Confirmed.

Actually Tahiti was on 15.179 with at least 20 kW. I heard it
regularly during those days on portables using just their whips.
Confirmed. (BTW, they broadcast in French...) So, your claim to
experience comes from experiences 25 years ago?


This was back in the late '80s, when the Sun was spottin' and the Cold
War has hoppin'. *SWBC was still viable back then. *GHFS was almost as
entertaining. *Since then, it's been steadily downhill, both
propagation-wise and target wise.


Life is what you make of it. While there are certainly a different
lineup of broadcasters than 20 years ago, I have no problem finding
enough stuff on the air to keep me interested. Lare's links to updated
DX info facilitates that enjoyment and provides a much better source
of info than those old club publications of the '80s.

The cultural aspect of SWL cannot be disregarded and frankly I'm shocked
that so many "American" people here are listening to other cultures but
not hearing the message. *The USA is a rogue nation. *The USA is the
greatest threat to world peace. *What! *Impossible!

You sound like your mindset was shaped by listening to Radio Moscow in
the 1970's. Like you, I'm sometimes dismayed by American foreign
policy, but this is simply not the forum for such conversations. There
are plenty of other places where such conversations would be welcome,
but I sure hope that you can refine your observations to be more
specific. Otherwise, you'll get eaten alive in the real political
forums. Also, I've noticed the Lare seldom initiates his own political
observations - he mainly responds to people, like you. So,,,,,,,,,

I make no apologies for being annoying to bigots

How about just apologizing for being annoying? You were around in here
back in the old days when this place was awash with real bigots, like
Kevin Strom. I sure don't remember you feeling the need to stand up to
them like you perceive you are against Steve.

David, you're negativity against shortwave radio is far more annoying
in a shortwave group than are Lare's persistent insults against you or
the Canadians. After seven years, most of us just laugh at Steve's
posts. Like we do with Cuhulin. But almost everytime I read one of
your posts, I want to spit on my monitor. Why do you stay in here?
Admit it, you enjoy "tweaking" people's noses, by constantly using
your "experience" to tell us how outdated we all are.

Enough. I made my point.

Off to celebrate my 50th birthday,

MWBRYANT

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

Mike wrote:

David wrote:

I have no idea what RHF's personal knowledge of antennas entails. I
know he puts up links to antennas that don't work very well, are
sometimes overpriced, etc. He just seems to be repeating things.

He's giving people plenty of different links to info about something
you have to use if you use an actual radio - antennas. given that you
no longer use radios, you're reasons for not caring about such info
are obvious.


FYI I used to provide the bulk of EE language loggings for a now-defunct
DXer magazine. I logged Tahiti's little flea-power on 15.XXX in
downtown Houston, in the daytime, on one of my 2 R-390As, and my 120'
steel random wire. Confirmed.

Actually Tahiti was on 15.179 with at least 20 kW. I heard it
regularly during those days on portables using just their whips.
Confirmed. (BTW, they broadcast in French...) So, your claim to
experience comes from experiences 25 years ago?


This was back in the late '80s, when the Sun was spottin' and the Cold
War has hoppin'. SWBC was still viable back then. GHFS was almost as
entertaining. Since then, it's been steadily downhill, both
propagation-wise and target wise.


Life is what you make of it. While there are certainly a different
lineup of broadcasters than 20 years ago, I have no problem finding
enough stuff on the air to keep me interested. Lare's links to updated
DX info facilitates that enjoyment and provides a much better source
of info than those old club publications of the '80s.

The cultural aspect of SWL cannot be disregarded and frankly I'm shocked
that so many "American" people here are listening to other cultures but
not hearing the message. The USA is a rogue nation. The USA is the
greatest threat to world peace. What! Impossible!

You sound like your mindset was shaped by listening to Radio Moscow in
the 1970's. Like you, I'm sometimes dismayed by American foreign
policy, but this is simply not the forum for such conversations. There
are plenty of other places where such conversations would be welcome,
but I sure hope that you can refine your observations to be more
specific. Otherwise, you'll get eaten alive in the real political
forums. Also, I've noticed the Lare seldom initiates his own political
observations - he mainly responds to people, like you. So,,,,,,,,,

I make no apologies for being annoying to bigots

How about just apologizing for being annoying? You were around in here
back in the old days when this place was awash with real bigots, like
Kevin Strom. I sure don't remember you feeling the need to stand up to
them like you perceive you are against Steve.

David, you're negativity against shortwave radio is far more annoying
in a shortwave group than are Lare's persistent insults against you or
the Canadians. After seven years, most of us just laugh at Steve's
posts. Like we do with Cuhulin. But almost everytime I read one of
your posts, I want to spit on my monitor. Why do you stay in here?
Admit it, you enjoy "tweaking" people's noses, by constantly using
your "experience" to tell us how outdated we all are.

Enough. I made my point.

Off to celebrate my 50th birthday,

Happy Birthday. I remember my 50th, and how great I felt. It all went down hill
from there!

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

The DXAce wrote:

Happy Birthday. I remember my 50th, and how great I felt. It all went down hill
from there!

Why thank you, Steve. I think that's the kindest thing you've ever
posted to me! Don't let anyone ever keep you from posting your links.
Your posted logs on Tanzania back in the summer were awesome. Got me
another country!

I hope you are doing well.

MWBRYANT

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

Mike wrote:

The DXAce wrote:

Happy Birthday. I remember my 50th, and how great I felt. It all went down hill
from there!

Why thank you, Steve. I think that's the kindest thing you've ever
posted to me! Don't let anyone ever keep you from posting your links.
Your posted logs on Tanzania back in the summer were awesome. Got me
another country!

Well, you do mean Zanzibar, correct? At any rate, congratulations on a new one. Don't
let the naysayers get ya down!

One thing I've noted of late is that 11735 is sometimes absent. Must be they have
occasional transmitter problems. But, when they are on, they do have some interesting
music, and of course the sometimes English at 1800.

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

DX Ace:

Well, you do mean Zanzibar, correct? At any rate, congratulations on a new one. Don't
let the naysayers get ya down!

Well, you are right. In the NASWA country list it counts as Zanzibar,
though that area is now incorporated into the nation known as
Tanzania. The thrill of hearing a new country is what keeps me in this
hobby. Your DX logs serve as valuable targets for me to attempt.
Thanks.


One thing I've noted of late is that 11735 is sometimes absent. Must be they have
occasional transmitter problems. But, when they are on, they do have some interesting
music, and of course the sometimes English at 1800.

Thanks, again. I was wondering if my recent problems in hearing them
on 11735 might be related either to propagation or antenna problems.
Thanks for clearing that up.

Take it easy!

Mike

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

Mike wrote:

snip

Actually Tahiti was on 15.179 with at least 20 kW. I heard it
regularly during those days on portables using just their whips.
Confirmed. (BTW, they broadcast in French...) So, your claim to
experience comes from experiences 25 years ago?


I don't like to intrude on these ****ing matches, but hey, don't
dis mature experience; sometimes the art of the past is far better
than that of the present.

Regards,

Michael

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

dxAce wrote:

Mike wrote:

The DXAce wrote:

Happy Birthday. I remember my 50th, and how great I felt. It all went down hill
from there!

Why thank you, Steve. I think that's the kindest thing you've ever
posted to me! Don't let anyone ever keep you from posting your links.
Your posted logs on Tanzania back in the summer were awesome. Got me
another country!

Well, you do mean Zanzibar, correct? At any rate, congratulations on a new one. Don't
let the naysayers get ya down!

One thing I've noted of late is that 11735 is sometimes absent. Must be they have
occasional transmitter problems. But, when they are on, they do have some interesting
music, and of course the sometimes English at 1800.

Thinking of Tanzania itself (which is currently inactive out of Dar-es-Salaam, operating
on 5050), I got very lucky a few years ago when I noticed that another DX'er had received
a QSL from them. I had sent reports in the past but had not received a reply. So I zipped
off a copy of my report from 1993 and was fortunate to receive a QSL.

Here is an example of the card:

http://www.antique-corner.com/SWLQSL/tanzan.htm

This is a hobby where patience is often required.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

y'all wimmins,,,, wait a minute.I need to go pee pee.
cuhulin

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

Tarzan and Jungle Jim old movies were filmed in Tanzania,,,, weren't
they?
cuhulin

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

wrote:

Tarzan and Jungle Jim old movies were filmed in Tanzania,,,, weren't
they?

Hollywood, out near the corner of Tanzania and Vine.

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

dxAce wrote:

BCBlazysusan wrote:


On Jan 17, 4:18Â pm, Mike wrote:

On Jan 17, 11:25�am, David wrote:






Mike wrote:

David wrote:

Why not just post a link to the Google results page, instead of posting
each individual site?

Why not follow rules for punctuation? �Those of us with licenses know
the rules require that communications be as clear as possible, in the
interest of keeping monkey chatter to a minimum.

(Now, Google "monkey chatter" for everyone.)

I can go back 5 years and find the same RHF posts.

What's so wrong with posting individual URLs? If you aren't interested
in the info, why bother clicking on it? Newbies, the ones that might
benefit the most from such actions, may not understand how to properly
conduct a wide-ranging search. Sometimes the search engines bury you
in URLs unrelated to what you're looking for. Castigating RHF and
DXAce simply because they post links seems to be focusing negativity
on the MOST USEFUL things those guys do in here. You'd think that you,
more than most, would be encouraging these guys to spend more time
posting links instead of ridiculing YOU daily.

Punctuation? I teach public speaking and I find that most people that
even try to have perfect grammar are suffering from delusions
regarding their own self-grandeur. Understandability is the key and I
don't have any problem understanding what RHF is trying to say. He may
not be the best speller in the world, but his efforts at disseminating
antenna info hardly are suffering from any non-standard spelling or
punctuation. There are many contributors in here with good punctuation
and spelling, but nothing of any real value to read.

If you go back five years, you'll see that RHF was posting DIFFERENT
links back then. To be honest, I think the quality of his links has
improved significantly. To be honest, going back three years doesn't
show a whole lot of evolution transpiring in your posts. Talk about
"monkey chatter"....

To be honest, RRS is infinitely better than it was in the mid-90s. The
racists and neo-Nazis that use to make about half the posts in here
have disappeared. If you don't like RRS, there are now plenty of other
places (with moderation!) where �you can get info.

Do you really believe, David, that your own posts convey as much
valuable info as do at least some of the posts of Steve and Roy? I'm
truly sorry that you've been picked on as much as you have, but your
posts are NOT the reason I've been reading this RRS without posting.

MWBRYANT

I know I'm way less rude than DX Asshole. �I know that proper
punctuation facilitates easier communications, especially for the
visually impaired. �I know that throwing up a bunch of information, some
of it contradicting other of it, is not as helpful as when someone
speaks from personal experience.

1. Passive aggression can be as irritating (and as ridiculous) as
direct aggression. Both some of the most evil and stupid people I've
ever met were far less rude than Steve Lare. Even rude people can be
useful sources of information. (Thanks for today's Top News link,
Steve!)
2. I'm visually impaired. Check the archives. My R-75 has the voice
mod. RHF's stuff don't bother me. Why do you feel that you speak for
the visually-disabled?
3. You would think that a professional pseudo-journalist, like
yourself, would realize that providing contradictory links shows
respect for democratic free choice. Let the reader discern which they
choose to believe.
4. If the filter is going to be that we should be limited to
discussing
only that which is experienced-based, why are you still here? Are you
really suggesting that your real experience with shortwave radio comes
anywhere near the real-world DXing experience of Steve Lare or the
real antenna info being facilitated by RHF? I think these guys are
winning on the level of who has the most useful personal experiences
to convey.

David, exactly, what is your role in the community, again? Are you
here to tell us that we're members of a dead hobby?

Congratulations.

MWBRYANT- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

***CLAPPING HANDS*** - - - Great post Mike. Good to see you in here
again. DX waving a hand.


Oh great! A big welcome back to another faux individual! The guy who claimed to be
a PhD!

Now, he claims to be 'visually impaired'. Ask him, and ask the State of Kentucky
if he has a drivers license.

Crap, I wear glasses, therefore, I must be 'visually impaired' as well.

Cry me a f00kin river.

Here's another perfect example of a trouble maker throwing the first
stone that could lead to endless threads of name calling and threats.

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

oneway wrote:

dxAce wrote:

BCBlazysusan wrote:


On Jan 17, 4:18Â pm, Mike wrote:

On Jan 17, 11:25�am, David wrote:






Mike wrote:

David wrote:

Why not just post a link to the Google results page, instead of posting
each individual site?

Why not follow rules for punctuation? �Those of us with licenses know
the rules require that communications be as clear as possible, in the
interest of keeping monkey chatter to a minimum.

(Now, Google "monkey chatter" for everyone.)

I can go back 5 years and find the same RHF posts.

What's so wrong with posting individual URLs? If you aren't interested
in the info, why bother clicking on it? Newbies, the ones that might
benefit the most from such actions, may not understand how to properly
conduct a wide-ranging search. Sometimes the search engines bury you
in URLs unrelated to what you're looking for. Castigating RHF and
DXAce simply because they post links seems to be focusing negativity
on the MOST USEFUL things those guys do in here. You'd think that you,
more than most, would be encouraging these guys to spend more time
posting links instead of ridiculing YOU daily.

Punctuation? I teach public speaking and I find that most people that
even try to have perfect grammar are suffering from delusions
regarding their own self-grandeur. Understandability is the key and I
don't have any problem understanding what RHF is trying to say. He may
not be the best speller in the world, but his efforts at disseminating
antenna info hardly are suffering from any non-standard spelling or
punctuation. There are many contributors in here with good punctuation
and spelling, but nothing of any real value to read.

If you go back five years, you'll see that RHF was posting DIFFERENT
links back then. To be honest, I think the quality of his links has
improved significantly. To be honest, going back three years doesn't
show a whole lot of evolution transpiring in your posts. Talk about
"monkey chatter"....

To be honest, RRS is infinitely better than it was in the mid-90s. The
racists and neo-Nazis that use to make about half the posts in here
have disappeared. If you don't like RRS, there are now plenty of other
places (with moderation!) where �you can get info.

Do you really believe, David, that your own posts convey as much
valuable info as do at least some of the posts of Steve and Roy? I'm
truly sorry that you've been picked on as much as you have, but your
posts are NOT the reason I've been reading this RRS without posting.

MWBRYANT

I know I'm way less rude than DX Asshole. �I know that proper
punctuation facilitates easier communications, especially for the
visually impaired. �I know that throwing up a bunch of information, some
of it contradicting other of it, is not as helpful as when someone
speaks from personal experience.

1. Passive aggression can be as irritating (and as ridiculous) as
direct aggression. Both some of the most evil and stupid people I've
ever met were far less rude than Steve Lare. Even rude people can be
useful sources of information. (Thanks for today's Top News link,
Steve!)
2. I'm visually impaired. Check the archives. My R-75 has the voice
mod. RHF's stuff don't bother me. Why do you feel that you speak for
the visually-disabled?
3. You would think that a professional pseudo-journalist, like
yourself, would realize that providing contradictory links shows
respect for democratic free choice. Let the reader discern which they
choose to believe.
4. If the filter is going to be that we should be limited to
discussing
only that which is experienced-based, why are you still here? Are you
really suggesting that your real experience with shortwave radio comes
anywhere near the real-world DXing experience of Steve Lare or the
real antenna info being facilitated by RHF? I think these guys are
winning on the level of who has the most useful personal experiences
to convey.

David, exactly, what is your role in the community, again? Are you
here to tell us that we're members of a dead hobby?

Congratulations.

MWBRYANT- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

***CLAPPING HANDS*** - - - Great post Mike. Good to see you in here
again. DX waving a hand.


Oh great! A big welcome back to another faux individual! The guy who claimed to be
a PhD!

Now, he claims to be 'visually impaired'. Ask him, and ask the State of Kentucky
if he has a drivers license.

Crap, I wear glasses, therefore, I must be 'visually impaired' as well.

Cry me a f00kin river.

Here's another perfect example of a trouble maker throwing the first
stone that could lead to endless threads of name calling and threats.

You're the perfect example?

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

dxAce wrote:

oneway wrote:


Michael Black wrote:


Some bozo who constantly yammers on, posting when he usually has little
to say, posting links rather than real comments, posting in a completely
unreadable style, constantly changing subject headers, playing
"moderator" when his skill is so horrific that it only makes things
worse, and being a big source of the animosity here, well that defines
the state of the newsgroup. "RHF" isn't the only one, but he certainly
enables the other junk posters.

Wade through the off topic posts, the political bickering and admonishments,
and there isn't much here. Far better for the yammerers to be silent for
a time than to constantly spew. And yes, you will see three or four
posters, including the bozo "RHF", in the thick of all that drivel.

There was a time when if someone asked a simple question, they'd be
told to look it up themselves. But nowadays, this newsgroup is full
of people who do that work for the lazy, merely posting links. And
when people do that, who's to know whether they know anything or not?
There is no value in posting such links, because the original poster
should be doing that work themselves. But instead, we get all these
link posters, and nobody around to really address the question that
may not be properly asked.

The only reason this bozo RHF is getting accolades is because
the newsgroup has decayed so much that many have left, and a new
wave that doesn't know better has moved in. SOmeone who can't keep
his mouth shut is bound to dominate a newsgroup, and that's what people
are reacting to. Look between the lines, and there is little of substance
there, and the only reason he becomes a "valuable source" is because the
good posters of the old days have faded away, so there's nothing better
than a bozo posting links.

A newsgroup is not healthy if only a handful dominate. Drive off a wide
range of readers, and the newsgroup declines, because as long as people
are reading a newsgroup, they may reply when they actually have something
to add, so some obscure topic gets a real answer instead of another
stupid link. Or that person who only replies a few times a year may
have some obscure bit of knowledge that few know, so if they tune out,
there goes the knowledge.

It's telling that the bozo RHF never looks things up in this newsgroup,
he's constantly linking to other sources of information.

Congratulations, you've written the definitive comment on the state of
this group. It's become a perfect example of the lowest common
denominator principle.


Like yourself, I used to make numerous on-topic
posts but it's hardly worth the effort anymore.


Of course not! Like most of the debutante, malcontent, and faux posters you'd
actually rather sit and whine.

In reality, you probably don't have anything to contribute anyway.

A tip for you: Nobody, and I mean NOBODY is stopping YOU from posting ANYTHING.

I was Dx'ing before you knew what the word meant. I made more on-topic
posts here during the past ten years than most, certainly more than you,
so don't lecture me about what I have or could contribute. Go back and
look at all the contributors that used to make useful posts here and
you'll see that almost all of them are gone. They left because of
'people' (I use the word loosely) like you with a Jekyll and Hyde
personality, who think they can act like a cretin one moment and then
expect to be taken seriously when they post something on-topic. All of
your supposed Dx'ing knowledge isn't worth the grief and insult of
wading through your endless BS.

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

oneway wrote:

dxAce wrote:

oneway wrote:


Michael Black wrote:


Some bozo who constantly yammers on, posting when he usually has little
to say, posting links rather than real comments, posting in a completely
unreadable style, constantly changing subject headers, playing
"moderator" when his skill is so horrific that it only makes things
worse, and being a big source of the animosity here, well that defines
the state of the newsgroup. "RHF" isn't the only one, but he certainly
enables the other junk posters.

Wade through the off topic posts, the political bickering and admonishments,
and there isn't much here. Far better for the yammerers to be silent for
a time than to constantly spew. And yes, you will see three or four
posters, including the bozo "RHF", in the thick of all that drivel.

There was a time when if someone asked a simple question, they'd be
told to look it up themselves. But nowadays, this newsgroup is full
of people who do that work for the lazy, merely posting links. And
when people do that, who's to know whether they know anything or not?
There is no value in posting such links, because the original poster
should be doing that work themselves. But instead, we get all these
link posters, and nobody around to really address the question that
may not be properly asked.

The only reason this bozo RHF is getting accolades is because
the newsgroup has decayed so much that many have left, and a new
wave that doesn't know better has moved in. SOmeone who can't keep
his mouth shut is bound to dominate a newsgroup, and that's what people
are reacting to. Look between the lines, and there is little of substance
there, and the only reason he becomes a "valuable source" is because the
good posters of the old days have faded away, so there's nothing better
than a bozo posting links.

A newsgroup is not healthy if only a handful dominate. Drive off a wide
range of readers, and the newsgroup declines, because as long as people
are reading a newsgroup, they may reply when they actually have something
to add, so some obscure topic gets a real answer instead of another
stupid link. Or that person who only replies a few times a year may
have some obscure bit of knowledge that few know, so if they tune out,
there goes the knowledge.

It's telling that the bozo RHF never looks things up in this newsgroup,
he's constantly linking to other sources of information.

Congratulations, you've written the definitive comment on the state of
this group. It's become a perfect example of the lowest common
denominator principle.


Like yourself, I used to make numerous on-topic
posts but it's hardly worth the effort anymore.


Of course not! Like most of the debutante, malcontent, and faux posters you'd
actually rather sit and whine.

In reality, you probably don't have anything to contribute anyway.

A tip for you: Nobody, and I mean NOBODY is stopping YOU from posting ANYTHING.

I was Dx'ing before you knew what the word meant. I made more on-topic
posts here during the past ten years than most, certainly more than you,
so don't lecture me about what I have or could contribute. Go back and
look at all the contributors that used to make useful posts here and
you'll see that almost all of them are gone. They left because of
'people' (I use the word loosely) like you with a Jekyll and Hyde
personality, who think they can act like a cretin one moment and then
expect to be taken seriously when they post something on-topic. All of
your supposed Dx'ing knowledge isn't worth the grief and insult of
wading through your endless BS.

As they say, don't let the door hit ya in the ass on the way out...

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

oneway wrote:

dxAce wrote:

oneway wrote:


Michael Black wrote:


Some bozo who constantly yammers on, posting when he usually has little
to say, posting links rather than real comments, posting in a completely
unreadable style, constantly changing subject headers, playing
"moderator" when his skill is so horrific that it only makes things
worse, and being a big source of the animosity here, well that defines
the state of the newsgroup. "RHF" isn't the only one, but he certainly
enables the other junk posters.

Wade through the off topic posts, the political bickering and admonishments,
and there isn't much here. Far better for the yammerers to be silent for
a time than to constantly spew. And yes, you will see three or four
posters, including the bozo "RHF", in the thick of all that drivel.

There was a time when if someone asked a simple question, they'd be
told to look it up themselves. But nowadays, this newsgroup is full
of people who do that work for the lazy, merely posting links. And
when people do that, who's to know whether they know anything or not?
There is no value in posting such links, because the original poster
should be doing that work themselves. But instead, we get all these
link posters, and nobody around to really address the question that
may not be properly asked.

The only reason this bozo RHF is getting accolades is because
the newsgroup has decayed so much that many have left, and a new
wave that doesn't know better has moved in. SOmeone who can't keep
his mouth shut is bound to dominate a newsgroup, and that's what people
are reacting to. Look between the lines, and there is little of substance
there, and the only reason he becomes a "valuable source" is because the
good posters of the old days have faded away, so there's nothing better
than a bozo posting links.

A newsgroup is not healthy if only a handful dominate. Drive off a wide
range of readers, and the newsgroup declines, because as long as people
are reading a newsgroup, they may reply when they actually have something
to add, so some obscure topic gets a real answer instead of another
stupid link. Or that person who only replies a few times a year may
have some obscure bit of knowledge that few know, so if they tune out,
there goes the knowledge.

It's telling that the bozo RHF never looks things up in this newsgroup,
he's constantly linking to other sources of information.

Congratulations, you've written the definitive comment on the state of
this group. It's become a perfect example of the lowest common
denominator principle.


Like yourself, I used to make numerous on-topic
posts but it's hardly worth the effort anymore.


Of course not! Like most of the debutante, malcontent, and faux posters you'd
actually rather sit and whine.

In reality, you probably don't have anything to contribute anyway.

A tip for you: Nobody, and I mean NOBODY is stopping YOU from posting ANYTHING.

I was Dx'ing before you knew what the word meant. I made more on-topic
posts here during the past ten years than most, certainly more than you,
so don't lecture me about what I have or could contribute. Go back and
look at all the contributors that used to make useful posts here and
you'll see that almost all of them are gone. They left because of
'people' (I use the word loosely) like you with a Jekyll and Hyde
personality, who think they can act like a cretin one moment and then
expect to be taken seriously when they post something on-topic. All of
your supposed Dx'ing knowledge isn't worth the grief and insult of
wading through your endless BS.

Oh yeah... I stand by my original comments.

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

dxAce wrote:

Mike wrote:

The DXAce wrote:

Happy Birthday. I remember my 50th, and how great I felt. It all went down hill
from there!

Why thank you, Steve. I think that's the kindest thing you've ever
posted to me! Don't let anyone ever keep you from posting your links.
Your posted logs on Tanzania back in the summer were awesome. Got me
another country!

Well, you do mean Zanzibar, correct? At any rate, congratulations on a new one. Don't
let the naysayers get ya down!

One thing I've noted of late is that 11735 is sometimes absent. Must be they have
occasional transmitter problems. But, when they are on, they do have some interesting
music, and of course the sometimes English at 1800.

English was noted today at 1800 to around 1809 or so from Spice FM.

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

The Long Hot Summer movie is on the FMC channel right now.
cuhulin

Many of My Posts Focus On Helping The Newbie Shortwave Radio Listener(SWL)
 

On Jan 18, 5:40 am, David wrote:

- S N I P -

David - Many of My Posts Focus On Helping The Newbie
Shortwave Radio Listener (SWL) - So They May Simply
Not Interest You -Ignore Me- ~ RHF

- I have no idea what RHF's personal knowledge of antennas entails.

David - OK - Well in that 'respect' We Are Even : Most of the Time
I Don't Know What I Know Either. :o)

Actually my personal Knowledge of Shortwave Antennas is
rather limited to the Practical Application of these three things :
# 1 - Wire Antenna Element
# 2 - Earthen Ground Rod
# 3 - Feed-in-Line

- I know he puts up links to antennas that don't work very well,

David - That is a matter of 'opinion' : What Works Well For One
-may not- Work Well -or- Be Practical For Another.

For the most part Shortwave Antennas are the Practical Application
of Science : That 'manifest' themselves as an Electro-Mechanical
Art Form.

- are sometimes overpriced, etc.

David - The reality is that 'some people' are NOT Do-It-Your-Self-ers
and simply want to BUY a 'good' Antenna -or- "The Best" Antenna for
Shortwave Radio Listening (SWL). For them the Antenna is not
"The End" : It is simply "The Means" to the End of Listening and
Enjoying 'Their' Shortwave Radio. {A Relaxing Hobby / Pass-Time}

Most of the Antennas here* will meet their needs.
* Shortwave Antenna webpage from Universal-Radio.Com
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant.html
Posting just this webpage usually leads to a few more
Questions by the Newbie :
Dipole Antenna or Longwire Antenna ?
Dipole Antenna or Sloper Antenna ?
Active Antenna or Passive Antenna ?

- He just seems to be repeating things.

With every new day comes a Post by a Newbie asking Questions
and seeking Answers : Each One is a New Customer for the Same
Old Information that bears Repeating Time and Time Again.

- FYI I used to provide the bulk of EE language loggings
- for a now-defunct DXer magazine.

David - I am really not a Technical Person; just a plain old
Shortwave Radio Listener (SWL).

My Posting Goal is : Keep It Simple And Practical {KISAP}
Don't Lose the Newbie in a lot of Technical Stuff that they
do not need to hear : In their Quest To Simple Hear Better
and Hear More on Their Shortwave Radio.

- I logged Tahiti's little flea-power on 15.XXX in downtown Houston,
- in the daytime, on one of my 2 R-390As, and my 120'
- steel random wire. Confirmed.

David - I just Listen to the Radio and the vast majority of the
Shortwave Radio Logging that I Post are those Eazy-to-Hear
Shortwave Radio Stations that any Newbie with a 'good'
Portable Shortwave Radio with a Whip Antenna could hear.
-Note- I do this in the hope that they will try to Hear the
same Broadcaster; and having done so become more
interested in the Hobby of Shortwave Radio Listening.

- This was back in the late '80s, when the Sun was spottin' and
- the Cold War has hoppin'. SWBC was still viable back then.
- GHFS was almost as entertaining. Since then, it's been steadily
- downhill, both propagation-wise and target wise.

David - I still find Interesting Things to Listen To on the Shortwave
Radio; and still Enjoy Listening to the Shortwave Radio to this very
day.

I will make a 'separate' post dealing with the remaining Going-Off
The-Deep-End statements :

- The cultural aspect of SWL cannot be disregarded and frankly
- I'm shocked that so many "American" people here are listening
- to other cultures but not hearing the message.

- The USA is the greatest threat to world peace.

- What! Impossible!

- I make no apologies for being annoying to bigots.

RHF = Idiocy & Brain Damage
 

I need to check my condition to see what my condition is in.I am about
sixty percent half .. drunk, My Family tv series a few minutes ago
automatically turned (funny, how that happens) I just now went to go
pee, and now doggy, she is laying curled up by my legs on her couch.Life
is Wonderful.
cuhulin