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Amen! Couldn't have said it better.
... 73 ... KD5QHH ... Jimmy ...
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Have a great day!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: echo link
> there was a time when elmering was an integral part of the hobby.
> If a new ham was rude, or had bad operating procedure, you took them aside
> in person or on the air and told them the error of their ways and what was
> expected of them by the general ham populus.
> This was usually done in a gentlemanly fashion so that the person wouldn't
> be scared off or offended at the correction.
> That is the way to handle new hams or those who seem rude or disrespectful
> of good operating procedures.
> Ignoring them or correcting them harshly on the air is not a good elmering
> method and certainly won't cause them to change their idea or way of
> operating.
> We are self policing, and if we don't self police, then of course things
> are
> going to get somewhat kaotic.
> I think allot of guys forget we are self policing and expect that either
> someone else is going to fix the issue, or that the issue should just go
> away and leave the experienced guys alone. I think some of those
> experienced guys have forgotten what it was like to be a new ham on the
> air.
> I haven't forgotten and I always take the extra couple minutes to talk to
> new ones and if there are any protocall issues then I let them know what
> is
> generally expected bassed on local operating methods on different bands.
> It isn't hard and what the hell, at least i'm on the radio talking about
> radio to someone right?
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 8:03 AM
> Subject: echo link
>
>
>>
>> Hello;
>> Can't resist my two cents here. Personally I have some concerns about
> echo
>> link or irlp however, With computers I don't think that talking with
> China
>> or Europe has the thrill it once did. One can do it online without all
> that
>> antenna hassle. Now we know that the internet is doing the work rather
> than
>> ones individual station but for a newcomer it would be difficult to make
> the
>> distinction. Also I think more and more folks are finding that they are
> in
>> situations where a decent hf antenna system is a problem. To fuel the
> fire
>> what do folks think of remote hf stations that one uses via computer. Is
>> that radio?
>> As for those rude echo link folks, some of the "rudeness" may be because
>> they are unaware of procedures and probably the way we handle their
> behavior
>> will dictate whether they hang around or move on to some other hobby.
>> Just my two cents.
>> Richard
>>
>>
>>
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