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Amen to that!
This might be a good time to introduce myself to
the list, having just escaped from Stalag NRC. I will also be joining IRCA
shortly. I first started MW DXing in the early 80's in Seattle when I was a
financial officer with a broadcasting company called Olympic Broadcasting. I met
a lot of the Northwest MW heavy hitters and did what I could with my NRD-515 to
keep up.
Unfortunately, life has a way of interfering with
our hobbies, and work and several re-locations took its toll on my listening. I
did get licensed in 1989 while in Portland Oregon and was fairly active in Ham
radio until retiring here to the Cape a few years ago. I, like Tom, got totally
burned out on all the idiots in Ham radio tuning up on top of you and
acting as self-appointed DX police with their, "He's working split, stupid, UP,
UP" on top of some rare DXpedition. I still do some Public Service and work with
a local group that supports the Red Cross here, but don't chase countries
anymore.
I started SW and MW listening about three years ago
and quickly found out that there is a LOT to learn. I have been fortunate to
learn from some of the best here in the Northeast, and am beginning to get the
hang of it. I look forward to doing my part and meeting new DXers and hope to
also run into other survivors from the Titanic (hi)
Thanks for having me and 73
Chris Black N1CP
Cape Cod
IC-756ProII (MW attenuation removed), Yaesu 1000MP
and NRD-515/Sherwood SE-3 (still working fine)
Flag antennas 55 degrees for TA, nulled towards New
York and 160 degrees for Pan American, nulled towards Boston and
NH.
assorted verticals and long-wires.
Connelly DXP-3 phaser and Qauntum
phaser
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 11:28
AM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] E-Mail Lists &
The Future of the Hobby
We Americans tend to be pretty lousy at
stewardship or the protection of something good for the benefit of future
generations. We think inward in a me, me, me manner, trying to protect the
past and the present, so have no problem passing on huge budget deficits,
killing the radio hobby, etc. for future
generations.
This short sighted self destructive
attitude is currently killing amateur radio and I have walked away from the
hobby permanently because of it. Amateur radio has degenerated into special
interest groups battling each other sometimes physically, over radio frequency
and mode turf.
In a sense the same thing is also
happening in the listening end of DX hobby.
73 & GUD DX,
Thomas F. Giella,
KN4LF
Retired Meteorologist & Space Plasma Physicist
Lakeland, FL,
USA
Grid Square EL97AW
27 57 26.5 N 81 56 46.6 W
kn4lf@xxxxxxxx
Eton E10
Grundig S350
Sangean
ATS-909
Sangean ATS-818
Yaesu FT-1000MP Mark V
2 Foot Box Loop
5
Foot Coaxial Loop
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 5:36
AM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] E-Mail Lists &
The Future of the Hobby
Les
Your msg makes so much sense, given the
changing nature of things, but,
given responses posted, I can see why it
will never happen.
First of all, the evolution of the Internet makes
these clubs sort of
dinosaurs as, for other than their social value, the
information abounds
making formalized ublications less
important.
Secondly, I now seldom listen regularly to distant stations
over the air
as catching them on the net makes them sound like locals --
and sometimes
of superior audio quality to boot.
There will probably
not be another generation of dxers as we know it; so
as long as these
clubs serve the social, political, or ego driven needs of
those in it,
they will stay more or less in their current form.
And there is
nothing wrong with this as the clubs serve those that belong.
However,
once those who belong are no longer alive, it is likely that the
clubs
will fade away as they will have served their need much like the
8-track
player did.
Keep in mind that when these clubs were formed, printed
newsletters were
the best way to pass alongl info.
Today, there are
faster and more efficient ways including this list where
something can
be passed along within minutes rather than 3 weeks down the
road.
Thus, if either the NRC or IRCA hopes to be around in 2050,
they will have
to think more and more out of the box and evolve into
whatever serves
folks down the road not just in the here and
now.
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