Well said Howard.
Pat, K9JAUAt 03:39 PM 2/10/2014, you wrote:
>While at times the list does wander away from Amateur Radio, for me that's
>OK, sometimes it is a nice diversion.
>
>In general Hams are more knowledgeable in many areas of technology than the
>typical John Doe.
>
>When the Victor Reader Stream came out I subscribed to the Stream e-mail
>list and it was full of a bunch of nuts and there were 100 to 200 messages
>per day and few of them contained anything worthwhile in my opinion.
>
>What little discussion was had here on the Stream or talking thermostat was
>in general interesting.
>
>It isn't practical to have a list for every piece of equipment we might own
>or acquire.
>
>When the occasional off-topic item comes up, it gives some of us an
>opportunity to help someone.
>
>While some of you may talk about huge Delta loop antennas or Icom equipment,
>I have no interest in those subjects and find them just as much a bother as
>the occasional so-called -off-topic item.
>
>I like and collect R.L. Drake equipment and while it is Ham Radio, you all
>would get tired of me posting dozens of posts on that subject.
>
>Folks, lighten-up and use this list to learn something outside your little
>world of Ham Radio and take the opportunity to help someone who is having a
>problem or is looking for information.
>
>Sorry I got on my soapbox.
>
>To get back to Ham Radio, 73 to all of you!
>
>Howard #3
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 6:01 AM
>Subject: Re: New blind-hams list?
>
>
> > Relax guys!
> > On ham radio many things are talked about besides antennas and radios.  If
> > we need fast reliable and helpful information, putting the words "off
> > topic"
> > in the subject line, both helps those who don't want to talk about
> > anything
> > except radios amplifiers and antennas, and also gives you back fast
> > helpful
> > information.  Besides I get my information back from people I trust.
> > If the problem can be solved here, we stay here.  If not, we move.  Just
> > like a net and QRM.
> > Their is a problem and it affects all of us.  Some by sending and others
> > by
> > reading.
> > Personally, I wouldn't be comfortable with a list that allowed any e-mail
> > attachments.  A virus can attack an address book, and bang! there you are.
> > Their is nothing that prevents a person from using a sendspace or dropbox
> > link for a file.  The other thing is to just take a few seconds to dig the
> > address you want to send something to, out of the message header.
> > For me, the goal is to keep this community together.  What ever allows
> > that
> > to happen is the means to that goal.
> >
> >
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