Hi, all.

I've been reading this thread with interest, so here's my two cents worth.

First of all, I have to agree with Jerry;  the hams in the Boulder area are 
super, and are always willing to lend a helping hand.  When I moved out 
there in the Summer of 2009, I think I had an HF antenna, and a VHF/UHF 
antenna installed and operational in the little rental house where I lived 
within four weeks of my arrival.

What I did was write to the President and other key folks in the club in 
advance of my arrival, explaining my situation and my needs.  Then, in that 
same e-mail, I listed some ways in which I thought I could help the club in 
return.  Somehow, that combination worked.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you can offer your local club, or 
the hams that help you, something in return for their assistance, things 
usually can happen.  Maybe they don't happen as quickly as we'd like, but 
they usually will happen.

On the other side of the argument, though, is the undeniable truth that we 
are all getting older, and that the hobby of ham radio is being populated by 
older and older people every year.  This means that we have more people, but 
those folks may be less willing and/or able to provide the climbing and 
other assistance we may require.

Still and all, though, I believe that if you offer something of yourself and 
your skills to the involved club, help eventually will happen.

My only problem in this whole area is that sometimes, my help comes and does 
things without telling me, which I find out about later, but I guess that's 
part of the price we have to pay.

Anyway, these are my two cents worth, and they probably aren't worth much 
more than that at all.

73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: Sighted Hams In Sacramento Not Really Helpful


> Wow, I feel really lucky.  The Hams in Boulder are really helpful and 
> nice.
> Gerry