Hey folks, I love this list too, but sometimes threads just go on 
and on.  I think if folks just try and change the subject line 
that would be very cool.  73, Jim WA6EKS

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Sat, 17 May 2014 16:14:49 -0400
Subject: Re: Ok already, enough!

Very well said, Ron, from one educator to another.

And, even though I'm an educator by profession, I still have very 
much to
learn. ...  I too learn an incredible amount from this list, and 
have
honestly never even thought of unsubscribing.  by the way, I 
can't say the
same for other e-nail lists I have belonged to over the past few 
years.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators 
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On Behalf Of Dr.  Ronald E.  Milliman
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 3:46 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Ok already, enough!

Jim, Alan, and any others on the list that share their views, I 
suspect you
probably perceive many, if not most, if not all, of the messages 
I post to
this list as being of no value and hence, a waste of your time.

I certainly cannot speak for the other members of this list, but 
it is
obvious that we have a very wide repertoire of hams subscribed, 
ranging from
highly experienced in all phases of ham radio to newcomers who 
are
struggling to comprehend the vast array of information about 
different rigs
and their attributes and all of the variations in antennas, their 
individual
strengths and limitations, etc.  In like manner, some of us are 
far more
affluent than others and can afford new, top of line equipment, 
while others
are not so fortunate.  I remember when I didn't have two nickels 
to rub
together and couldn't afford anything but the cheapest used gear.  
So, I urge
that we all step back and reflect on when we were just getting 
into
electronics and ham radio and remember how it was all mumbo-jumbo 
to us in
the beginning.  I remember when I didn't even know what coax was.

Admittedly, I, too, get a little irritated at the posts that just 
say things
like: "I agree," or "Ron, any idiot should know that!," or other 
similar
kinds of remarks that are meaningless and are simply a waste of 
time and
space.  So, we just delete them and go on.

I've been a ham since 1957, and I know quite a bit about 
electronics and ham
radio, but as you can tell from some of my messages and 
questions, I sure
don't know it all, and I've found the information shared on this 
list
extremely useful, not all of it, of course, but you all have 
answered some
questions that could not be answered by searching Google or 
reading books or
asking sighted hams.  Since we are blind or low-vision, we share 
a common
trait that means we also share common challenges, the solutions 
to which we
can also share, like tricks for tuning up our rigs, reading SWR, 
etc.

So, Jim, Alan, and others, be patient with those who are 
struggling to gain
the knowledge and experience you have; we are all valuable in 
different
ways!

Ron, K8HSY

Dr.  Ronald E.  Milliman
Retired Professor of Marketing
President: A3 Business Solutions (a3businesssolutions.com)
President: M&M Properties
Chair: American Council of the Blind's PR Committee
Chair: American Council of the Blind's MMS Committee
President: South Central Kentucky Council of the Blind 
(SCKCB.ORG)