When you ask a very specialized question, such as accessible satellite
software, and get no reply, you should consider the possibility that
nobody replied because nobody had an answer for you. Don't assume
that no reply equals a personal snub.
73, Steve KW3A
On 6/29/2012 6:13 PM, Michael Thurman wrote:
> or they do not answer questions when posted like i asked twice about =
> what accessible satellite tracking software you all use
>
> On Jun 29, 2012, at 5:05 PM, Harry Brown wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>> I first want to say, that I do appreciate the help I've gotten on this =
> =3D
>> list.
>> It's a great list to be a part of.
>> However, secondly, I do not appreciate comments like, how I got my =3D
>> license and that kind of stuff.
>> First of all, folks, you all surely know, right? That most people =
> don't =3D
>> get their license to build kits, or to be technical. I'm not saying =3D
>> here, that, technical information isn't good for people. I'm just =
> saying =3D
>> you go ask every ham in your local area, "So, why did you get your =3D
>> license in the first place? They'll probably tell you, "I got it =
> because =3D
>> I saw how much fun ham radio is, and I wanted to get on the air and =
> talk =3D
>> to other people, or, to get in contests, etc.
>> Now, some people get their licenses because they're technical, but =
> many =3D
>> don't.
>> We have a problem in the ham community, and, we have it in the =
> computer =3D
>> community as well. When someone asks how to solve a problem, =3D
>> technically, so many people get an attitude like, "how did you get =
> your =3D
>> license?" Or, in the computer community, they say, "you're an iddiot, =
> =3D
>> can't you figure out how to do things with your computer, what's wrong =
> =3D
>> with you?"
>> That's why many people don't join computer lists, or ham radio lists, =
> =3D
>> because the people that are on those lists look down on, or, they have =
> =3D
>> no patients with anyone.
>> I see it in the ham community, and I see it in the computer community.
>> So, let's not look down on, or get an attitude with anyone, weather on =
> =3D
>> ham radio, or, on computers.
>> In case you all forgot, we all as I tell folks, so offten on computer =
> =3D
>> lists, when someone asks, "I hope all won't laugh at me, or this is =3D
>> probably a dumb question"". There is no dumb question. Not everybody =
> is =3D
>> a techy. When I'm on the air with someone, I don't ask them, "So, how =
> =3D
>> much do you know about building rigs, or, how much do you know about =3D=
>
>> antennas, etc?"
>> Let's just help each other out, in the ham community, or in the =
> computer =3D
>> community, alright?
>> Trippy, ac8s
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