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





----- 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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