I never said he should not have the radio! what I fucking get tired of is the cheap at wife the price bullshit and jumping into a thread saying I am bitchigna nd moaning when al i was doing was telling the poster that there are a lot of reasonably priced radios out there, when allen threw out the most expensive rig he could think of. I would fucking kill for a 990 but i will never spend that much for a radio or at least not in the foreseeable future. If I won the lottery or something then rob ably I would.
Wh te fucking hell doe she or you think you are for trashing me because I put information out there that does not scream throw money at it.
If i had the income to throw money at ham radio i wouldn’t need to care about making contacts. In fact i think I have as much fun with my ts2000 as allen has with his top notch radio and towers and antennas.
And as for the comments about him having ancer, going into remission and stuff that is awesome. Noone is happier that he dodged the bullt than I am, but unfortunately it did not seem t make him any happier of a person, if he can not resist rubbing our noses in the fact that he has more money.
Michael Thurman
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On Sep 27, 2014, at 9:33 PM, Colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> oh give me a break...really, beyond us working stiffs? lol
> I have 10 grand in guitars and amps and pedals sitting in my living room,
> and another 5G in sound equipment...I pay almost 17 grand a year just in
> house rent so I can use my equipment properly...and I'm a working stiff.
> So as a working stiff, if i really truly wanted a 9 thousand dollar ham
> radio to go along with my other 3 HF rigs and multiple handhelds and mobiles
> and crap, then I would go and get it by saving some cash and whatever else.
> I don't want a 9 grand radio because it's not going to give me any more
> satisfaction than a 2 grand radio will.
> But there is this upside down concept that you can never afford the toys you
> want. That's crap because if you really want them, then you get them.
> Lot's of people who make little money own cars worth 10's of thousands of
> dollars....we as blind people don't typically need a car, so why not a 10
> thousand dollar radio? it's actually cheaper than your average new or recent
> model car.
> And if you can get a car loan, you can get a loan to buy a radio too.
> But, again, what are your priorities in life...
> I think it's really cool that someone, blind or otherwise, can be
> comfortable enough that he can put money towards a TS990, or an IC7800, big
> antennas and tall towers and a nice piece of land to put it all on...why
> not? Doesn't make him more fortunate.
> You can have all the money in the world, and still get cancer and die...or
> you can have no money and get cancer and go into remission and that is worth
> more than anything in life.
> Anyway, this is beginning to feel like beating a dead horse, but I just am
> so sick and tired of the whiny little comments when ever allan or someone
> else brings up a radio like the ts990 or IC7800 or something...there is this
> instant blubbering from a certain set of people that just gets irritating
> after a while.
> Not pointing fingers, but you know who you are.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
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> From: "Matthew Chao" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 2:48 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Accessible transceivers
>
>> Amen to that one. $1500 is quite a bit for any radio. 8
>> grand? Well, that's beyond us working sitffs.--Matt, N1IBB.
>>
>> At 04:31 PM 9/27/2014, Michael Thurman wrote:
>>> yes if you are rich enough to pay 8 grand for the 990. There are a lot =
>>> of usable radios out there of those who are on a shoestring budget, and =
>>> there are often good deals on used equipment as well. The 990 I am sure =
>>> is an incredible radio, but for us mortals don=92t think that you have =
>>> to morgtage our house and sell your children to get an enjoyable radio.
>>> Michael Thurman
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 26, 2014, at 7:48 PM, Alan R. Downing <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Butch can probably tell you more about the Kenwood 480, 590, and 990.
>>>> =
>>> The
>>>> 990 is supposed to be the best rig ever in terms of speech output =
>>> covering
>>>> everything, including all menus.
>>>> =20
>>>> =20
>>>> Alan R. Downing
>>>> Phoenix, AZ
>>>> =20
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: For blind ham radio operators =
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>>> On Behalf Of Joe Quinn
>>>> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 4:01 PM
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: Accessible transceivers
>>>> =20
>>>> Is there any information on any accessible HF radio's with speech =
>>> output?
>>>> An=3D
>>>> d if so, are they all as expensive as the Kenwood ts2000? I want to =
>>> be
>>>> abl=3D
>>>> e to turn into the seven MHz things and WWB and things of that nature,
>>>> =
>>> but
>>>> a=3D
>>>> ll I have is an ht of the wouxung variety. And that's not going to be =
>>> able
>>>> t=3D
>>>> o let me Tune In to Morse code and things. Thanks!
>>>> Joe Quinn kd0ess=3D
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