I found a lot after I got on the air, myself doing something and saying "now 
that makes sense". "now I understand". and I'm always learning even after 16 
years and if something gets old, I try something else. There's always 
something to try, something new coming along, something you never wanted to 
try before that suddenly seems like a good idea and with all of it, comes 
learning.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 2:15 AM
Subject: Re: Perversity of Life; was Moderating you off the list!


> that is a perfect attitude.
> It's like getting a puppy.  The puppy is cute and cuddly and all that 
> stuff,
> and then it grows into a dog.  A good dog person keeps loving that dog and
> spending time with it and giving it attension just like it was still a
> puppy.
> Being a ham is the same.  You can enjoy the novelty and the enjoyment of
> operating and learning new things when you first get your license. but 
> after
> a while, that can ware off and you can easily become complaicent.  The 
> trick
> is to keep the spark alive and keep learning and developing and growing 
> into
> the hobby as well as the responsibility.
> The tech stuff can be overwhelming no doubt, but if you read it all,
> eventually things will begin to make sence, and you can build your general
> knowledge.
> You don't have to necessarily understand something at first to be able to
> remember and utilize it.  Sometimes true understanding comes later on once
> you've filled out your knowledge base.
> Keep doing what your doing and you'll be a very good asset to the ham
> community and the non-ham community too.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Aimee Lewis" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 12:04 AM
> Subject: Re: Perversity of Life; was Moderating you off the list!
>
>
>> Well, I echo what Kathleen Turner said in "Peggy Sue Got Married," "I
>> happen
>> to know for a fact that in the future I'll have absolutely no use for
>> Algebra."  No, seriously, I do realize the importance of the mathematics
>> that goes in to being a truly good ham operator.  I just got my tech, and
>> believe me I'm still learning.  I read all the e-mails on the list, and
>> some
>> times the technical stuff does get a little overwhelming for me.  I'm
>> thinking about going through the tech question pool again, and going back
>> and listening to some of the lectures that I never got around to 
>> listening
>> to.  Anyway, hope all is well with everyone.  Take care.
>>
>> 73 de KK4JHF
>> "Be well, do good work and keep in touch." (Garrison Keillor)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators 
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
>> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 11:12 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Perversity of Life; was Moderating you off the list!
>>
>> nice post martin.
>> I always shake my head a little when those who obtain an amateur radio
>> license exclaim in high dudgon that they didn't get into this hobby to be
>> a
>> technician or an electronics wizard.
>> I guess the fact that one of the license classes in the US is called a
>> technicians class license doesn't equate to 1 plus 1 equals 2 for some
>> people.
>> It's fair that not everyone is going to be right into all the electronics
>> and theory and math and everything else, but you do need some basic
>> knowledge of radio systems, including antennas and all the different
>> fascits
>>
>> of how to get on the air in order to call yourself a ham operator.
>> If you just hit the PTT and talk, and could care less about the rest of
>> it,
>> your simply an appliance operator and not a ham.
>> There is a certain amount of responsibility to being a licensed amateur
>> radio operator, and I see far far too many people shirking that
>> responsibility.  Part of that responsibility is to gain at least a basic
>> understanding of how stuff works as it relates to radio and
>> sending/receiving radio signals.  I say gain that knowledge...your not
>> going
>>
>> to get it over night, but you have to pursue it.
>> There is something to be said about the original, or at least, older
>> licensing scheme...where you absolutely had to learn the technical side 
>> of
>> it to even get beyond your novice license.
>> Now it's almost as if you can memorize a bunch of answers that mean
>> nothing
>> to you, write the test, and if you happen to pass, you can grab an HT and
>> be
>>
>> a ham operator.
>> We've got a responsibility to our communities and neighbors and fellow
>> human
>>
>> beings to know what we're doing if we get that license.  If you can't be
>> bothered to know what you are doing and how to do it, then you shouldn't
>> have a license.  harsh perhaps, but that's my opinion.
>> Part of that is learning from other hams.  We go easy on new hams because
>> obviously they don't know as much.  But I have far less patients for 
>> those
>> who obtain their license and  do nothing to try to expand their knowledge
>> base
>> You don't have to be a certified electronics technician to learn about
>> radios and tuners, and antennas, and modes and how propigation works, and
>> antenna theory, and ohms law, and a little bit of algebra to figure out 
>> LC
>> circuits and how caps and coils and resisters all work together.
>> Learn about an osciloscope and how it works...even if you never use that
>> knowledge, at least you've tried to expand your knowledge base a little
>> bit
>> to deserve to have that license.
>> Whatever it is, one must keep learning, or one might as well throw your
>> license and callsign away and go golfing, or sit in front of the computer
>> playing cards all day...whatever lol.
>>
>> just my quarters worth hi.
>>
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 4:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: Perversity of Life; was Moderating you off the list!
>>
>>
>>>I was terrible in algebra, geometry Etc.  I understood it a little better
>>> when someone took me aside and explained what was on the blackboard to
>>> me,
>>> but I hated that kind of math, and I am sure I am not the only one.  99
>>> percent of the people who take it never use it.  73.
>>> Harvey
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