10/11 meter amps-my 2cents

[Jim Atkins]

Excellent response Bill.

Jim W4UX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill" <kk4xi at YAHOO.COM>
To: <BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 7:56 PM
Subject: 10/11 meter amps-my 2cents


> Hi Y'all,
> Before this gets into a big rf gunfight at the FCC coral :-) I believe the 
> majority of the hams on this "BOATANCHOR" list have been hams for a little 
> while. Me? Only for 40 or so years. My point is that all this back and 
> forth about 10/11 meter amps and their possible problems is being preached 
> to the choir.
>
> It really boils down to us ol timers to help and assist the new guys 
> coming along and keeping our hobby from being sold to the highest 
> commercial bidder. How soon will we see on ebay "For Sale - 350kcs of the 
> best world wide communications spectrum available almost day and night - 
> 14.0 to 14.35 Mhz- NR"
>
> If you know of a new ham using a spurious filled amp on 10m or planning to 
> then help him check it to see if it is okay. If it is not, help them to 
> correct it and they will probably learn more from that lesson then at 
> anytime in their learning experience of ham radio. IT WAS NOT BORING! And 
> it was one on one.
>
> Also help them stop saying "Q" signals on voice, get them interested in 
> emergency disasters to assist when it all goes down, teach them direction 
> finding to get the nerds, etc. etc.
>
> It is us ol farts here on this listserv that need to help the new ones 
> come along. That is how I got involved and I was only 10 at the time but 
> could not find  an Elmer until I was 15.
>
> That is my 2 cents, well maybe 1 1/2 but take it for what it is worth.
> God bless and y'all have a happy forever.
> 73 es GLITC,
> Bill
> KK4XI
>
>
>
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