I agree, in fact, due to the very pour judgment of putting lowlifellink on a
repeater, I'll be giving up my VP slot in one club soon because I can't
stand to listen to that repeater though if they pull it and put it on one of
the other machines I can't do much with from here I may reconsider so long
as my name doesn't appear too many places but I'd doubt it. When I was
president of a club around here I monitored that repeater so much I was
given the codes and made a co-trusty, or a backup one and I still monitor
that one though I'm not an officer in that club anymore, I'm still very
active. Both clubs the officers are active at least on the club repeaters,
often everywhere which is how it should be, I think it should be a
requirement to run for office.
----- Original Message -----
From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 1:47 AM
Subject: Re: dumbing down
> that drives me nuts when big players in a club don't actually have
> anything
> to do with "radio"
> Or if they're never on the air.
> Around here it's mostly because they are members of a bunch of clubs and
> just don't have the time between work, family and club events.
> It also bugs me when they are expected to make decisions about the club's
> operations, without having a clue of the feeling of the general
> membership...because they don't turn a radio on and listen to the
> membership
> talking about stuff on the club machines.
> Our entire executive with our club might get an hour of PTT time a week
> between all of them.
> And most of that is talking about other drivers, the pot holes, and the
> weather on the way to and from work on the freeway.
>
> I figure if your going to be part of a club, and that club operates
> repeaters designed for use by the membership, then you should, especially
> if
> you are a director or part of the operations team or an executive, make a
> special effort to at least monitor the club machines to keep an ear open
> to
> the membership and the general goings on within the ham community in your
> area.
> If you abhor clubs, then don't ever get into a ham club...the gosip and
> politics, and separate agenda's are like bad junior high.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 4:11 PM
> Subject: dumbing down
>
>
>>I just can't resist. I don't think things have dumbed down at all just
>> changed. I'm not talking so much about the exams but day to day
>> activity. Radio has become more and more computer dependant whether I
>> like it or not. My drake tr4 back in 1973 didn't know what a menu was.
>> It was wonderful.
>> As someone else very correctly mentioned problems are made worse by the
>> fact that more and more hams are living in locations where antennas are
>> a problem. Also the average age in many clubs is getting much older and
>> there just isn't that zest to tackle that 60 foot tower.
>> In my locality I have found that eager helpers for those projects I find
>> challenging aren't nearly as available as they were in yester year.
>> Partially because life is more busy and partially because many folks
>> just aren't up to the task.
>> The club I belong to has a number of extras who have no station and
>> other than limited club activity haven't operated from their own qth.
>> Something really dumb like a requirement to work all states prior to
>> taking the extra exam would start a lively debate.
>> The club president who teaches classes for new hams has no station or
>> antenna.
>> I don't think he is into echo link either. Ham radio for the sake of
>> ham radio without ever turning on a radio is a interesting thought.
>>
>> --
>> richard
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