Did you forget to take your medication? Calm Down!

John


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Michael Thurman
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 1:47 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: helpers needed

hanihams is a total joke  they are useless for anything except a = discount
for buying study materials  they don't even give you the free =
audio lecture series for download anymore as a member   no wonder they =
are so hard up for membership!  handihams is completely irrelevant to =
anyone that has an extra class license,a s even their op skills classes =
are pathetic beginner junk last time I looekd into it   not only have I =
droped them years ago, but my radio club no longer supports them based = on
a jerk they GAVE a license to  and I say gave  I mean gave this jerk = is a
general and he doens't knwo which end of the radio to talk into  he = wanted
to know why he couldn't use his mag mount he uses on 2 meters to = talk on
hf  he wipe sou tnets  transmits on top of skywarn nets during = tornado
warnings  ect  total worthless crap  his callsign is ki4ren and =
that's what handihams is turnng out for licensees now apparently   =
someone who so oviously has NO CLUE couldn't have passed the test unless =
he was given LOTS of help and probably givent he answers  how reliable = are
the ve people there there whent he handiham  members pay over a = grand to
go to that camp and that's just to handihams NOT their = transportation
costs.. sounds like buying a license to me I remember when handihams used to
be a worthwile organization and used = to provide real help. I remember when
i didn't have a rig I couldn't get = to use anything formthem  yet they
always talk abotu the radio loan =
program   it was nonexistant for me when I needed it

On Dec 16, 2011, at 11:15 AM, Richard Fiorello wrote:

> Hi;
> Just so folks don't feel alone, moved to this house four years ago.=20 
> That spring got in contact with most radio clubs and said I would 
> love=20=

> help with a vertical or dipole.  Didn't get much reply.  Took a cab 
> to=20=

> one of the larger clubs and the president drove me home and said to =
his=20
> friends that he would catch up with them for coffee after he dropped =
me=20
> off.  Wondered why I wasn't invited to the party.  He also 
> suggested=20=

> that there was a club much closer to my home that I should check 
> out.=20=

> Would that have happened to a new potential non disabled member?
> Checked out the closer club and they did help me put up a hf9v in =
2010.=20
>  They were going to stop back and finish the job. 18 months later=20 
> nothing and I keep going to meetings and they keep saying one of 
> these=20=

> days.  Initially the antenna had to come down to be re-tuned.  It=20 
> resonates quite nicely on 27 MHz.  There were three people working 
> on=20=

> the job, one had never touched an antenna in her life, on was also 
> new=20=

> and one was the president who is a ve but has no home station.
> As for arr, back in the 1980s there was a local ham store that would =
put=20
> up antennas for a price.  It was wonderful, no need to beg.=20 
> Unfortunately I had unbelievable tvi problems.  One neighbor =
threatened=20
> legal action.  I contacted arrl and asked if they had anyone in the =
area=20
> who might help put up something less likely to interfere.  They 
> sent=20=

> over a wonderful guy that actually worked with my dad 20 years ago =
only=20
> problem was he was in his 80s.  Thinking back he could have taught me 
> =
a=20
> lot even if nobody climbed.
> Contacted arrl again when I moved to this qth in 2008 and got a 
> reply=20=

> that the person in charge of this area knew just where I lived 
> because=20=

> he had grandparents in the area.  Sounded very hopeful but that was =
the=20
> last I heard.
> I guess my conclusion after rambling is if there is a competent-ant =
ham!=20
> store in the area who will do antenna work its worth every penny.  =
Club=20
> folks, especially older ones might be very helpful in advising what 
> to=20=

> put up.  I went through two miniquads each lasted about a year.  
> Then=20=

> there were my adventures with the r8.  Durable is just as important 
> as=20=

> performance.
> Also finding eager helpers is an art.  Some folks seem to be very 
> good=20=

> at and others such as yours truly are hopeless.  Maybe handihams =
should=20
> teach a course in how best to talk your club into helping?  They 
> have=20=

> suggested lots of food and beer and make sure you have every =
imaginable=20
> part but I think there may be more to it.
> --=20
> richard