You know some people just can't put an antenna up, and Echolink is a welcome
invention.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters
> cq100 is fraud, claiming to be ham radio when they have nothing what
> soever
> to do with it. Even with no antennas up I won't sink that low, especially
> cq100 at least they admit now they're not radio but I had to do a lot of
> complaining as did many others to get them to admit it. lowlifelink, still
> working on it. If they'd just get rid of the letting people chat computer
> to
> computer and claim it's *working* someone or get rid of those who claim
> they
> don't have to upgrade because all they need is lowlifelink, they can go to
> skype or something, I'd at least tolerate it. Riley was ready to get rid
> of
> it but was afraid they'd lose too many hams over it, they've lost a lot
> more
> bringing it in to ham radio though and it's what keeps me off 2 meters
> mostly. As far as I know, it's the radio bands we're licensed to use, not
> the computer.
> I don't know anyone who likes touch screens, T-mobile did a pole once to
> see
> how many people liked them and it came out 90+% against touch screens so
> why
> they still insist on having them on more and more these days I don't know.
> If you're looking to start something with me, take it off list because the
> way the last month and a half has been I'm going to end up saying
> something
> getting myself banned from any email list if someone wants to start crap
> with me on list and keep it going. I'll tell you right now, don't do it on
> list. I don't feel like getting banned and considering there's a good
> chance
> I'll be off the internet soon for financial reasons anyway, I don't need
> to
> go out banned from a list I've been on for many years.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:48 AM
> Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters
>
>
>> So, like, what, they should be banned because you don't like them? And =
>> CQ100 should cause the revocation of a ham license because, what, you =
>> don't like it either? And Echolink too, hey, we shouldn't use that =
>> because, well, you don't like it. Are we a little narcissistic?=20
>> --
>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>
>>
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