This newsgroup is the source of some of the best and knowledgeable answers I
have found on the net.

Unfortunately, it now seems to suffer the same malignant plague as many
others--disagreements decaying into personal insults.

There have been disagreements over radio/antenna theory for over a century,
but look at what progress has been made in spite of the differing opinions!
If we base all of our current knowledge on what is written in a book, then
we are at a stalemate and RF progress is doomed. Remember that the Earth
was flat for millenia! Yes, let's disagree--it's healthy as long as it is
done with respect.

So what path do you do you all REALLY want to follow? Loops, Yagis and
feedlines or Heraldo, Maury and Jerry Springer? (Rhetorical question)


73 to all.

Russ
W6OHM

998cc wrote:
This newsgroup is the source of some of the best and knowledgeable answers I
have found on the net.

Unfortunately, it now seems to suffer the same malignant plague as many
others--disagreements decaying into personal insults.

There have been disagreements over radio/antenna theory for over a century,
but look at what progress has been made in spite of the differing opinions!
If we base all of our current knowledge on what is written in a book, then
we are at a stalemate and RF progress is doomed. Remember that the Earth
was flat for millenia! Yes, let's disagree--it's healthy as long as it is
done with respect.

So what path do you do you all REALLY want to follow? Loops, Yagis and
feedlines or Heraldo, Maury and Jerry Springer? (Rhetorical question)


73 to all.

Russ
W6OHM

Good wakeup call ... thanks.

Regards,
JS

On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:22:37 -0800, 998cc wrote:
This newsgroup is the source of some of the best and knowledgeable
answers I have found on the net.

s/is/has been/

Unfortunately, it now seems to suffer the same malignant plague as
many others--disagreements decaying into personal insults.

sigh... All too true.

I find my filters are now killing 70-90% of all new postings and
followups.

I fear some - if not many - of the folks that were "... the source of
some of the best and knowledgeable answers ..." may have abandoned this ng.

Notice how fast this thread degenerates into name-calling and
cute-only-in-the-posters-own-mind one-liner insults....

Jonesy
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On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:22:37 -0800, "998cc"
wrote:

This newsgroup is the source of some of the best and knowledgeable answers I
have found on the net.

Unfortunately, it now seems to suffer the same malignant plague as many
others--disagreements decaying into personal insults.

There have been disagreements over radio/antenna theory for over a century,
but look at what progress has been made in spite of the differing opinions!
If we base all of our current knowledge on what is written in a book, then
we are at a stalemate and RF progress is doomed. Remember that the Earth
was flat for millenia! Yes, let's disagree--it's healthy as long as it is
done with respect.

So what path do you do you all REALLY want to follow? Loops, Yagis and
feedlines or Heraldo, Maury and Jerry Springer? (Rhetorical question)


73 to all.

Russ
W6OHM

I think the noise level in the group will diminish in the group as the
Sunspot activity increases...

John Ferrell W8CCW
"Life is easier if you learn to
plow around the stumps"

This newsgroup is the source of some of the best and knowledgeable answers
I have found on the net.

Unfortunately, it now seems to suffer the same malignant plague as many
others--disagreements decaying into personal insults.

The trouble with having a "heckler" out there responding with megga-sarcasm
and ridicule is that one feels duty bound to respond. DONT. Let stupic and
non-constructive postings go unanswered, otherwise the escalate.