Sometimes you have to be careful though. Some Farm Kids have a 'I will
make this work at all costs' mentality. That will usually involve some
sort of Welding/cutting/drilling or Modifying. Remember, the best
solution to all problems start with the blowtorch, then Maybe take a
step back and see if the solution may involve a screwdriver.
On 2/26/2016 11:40 AM, Bill Prince wrote:
Man is that ever true. Farm kids are great. Good initiative, excellent
"street smarts" when it comes to putting things together.
bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
On 2/26/2016 9:09 AM, Lewis Bergman wrote:
Farm kids are good hires no matter what they are into it seems. It is
difficult to find people who can grasp the mechanical side of
problems these days.
On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 10:27 AM Jaime Solorza
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I am Ham but not amateur radio dude. I like me..don't you?
On Feb 26, 2016 9:24 AM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
And I think almost everyone involved in our county EOC is a ham.
*From:* David Milholen <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Thursday, February 25, 2016 7:54 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Tessco Show
+1 Billion
I love my geek IT dudes they make me laugh at times.
I had to go next door to one of our rental suites and help
one of them install a sonic wall.
We supply a fiber connection to all of the suites and a /30
ip to each one. Long story short the guy had the
Cable connected in wrong port he configured as a Lan and also
restricted any voip so it broke their phones.
Took me 5 mins to point these issues out to him and he had
every excuse under the sun on why he did what he did LOL
I built my first digital circuit when I was 6 :)
Here I am age 14 with a Robot I built for science fair.
Notice the C64 Floppy Drive by my feet.
On 2/25/2016 7:07 AM, Lewis Bergman wrote:
While I have had many bad experiences I also employ several
HAMS. The question at hand was "Why don't emergency personal
involve HAMS in their operation readiness exercises?". I was
merely offering a reason. These public safety officials are
professionals, not amateurs, and are typically being
evaluated during these exercises.
The only HAM's I have issues with are the ones that cannot
accept they are amateurs. Just like flying a drone doesn't
qualify you to fly a 747, being a HAM doesn't qualify you to
design a public safety radio system or run an EOC. Some
HAM's are qualified, but many are not. With proper training,
as someone mentioned in a different thread, there is a real
place for them that can benefit public safety.
We just installed a P25 radio system in a hospital EOC and
as part of it We installed additional coax lines so that
HAM's could more easily be integrated into the operations
there. So, I do work with them.
I only have issues with two types of HAM's or anyone around
a specific industry.
1. freeloaders - Don't ask me to give you something free
just because you like doing it. this is my business, not
my hobby.
2. Know it all - I have been in the radio business
officially since I was 9 (first FCC license issued). I
am a paid, highly trained professional with a lot of
education and experience in the field. Just because you
read a book and took a test doesn't mean you know
everything. I don't know everything either, by I
recognize it.
These things cross all boundaries. I also didn't like some
geek telling me how I should configure my large IP topology
because he once configured a Linksys router at his
grandmother's house so his XBox would function and it
worked. Know your place, that is all I am saying.
On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 9:00 PM Mike Hammett
<[email protected]> wrote:
I'm guessing Lewis and one or two others have had some
sort of bad dealing with a HAM and now hate the all
forever for any impractical reason.
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