Yeah you are right lets end this thread. I dont believe he is a ham. 73, Bob K6UJ
On Dec 14, 2012, at 6:16 PM, N5GE wrote: > He is a HAM, and your feeding his fantasy by replying to this thread. > > Let's end this thread before it gets out of hand, please Eric... > > On Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:05:34 -0800, Bob K6UJ <k...@pacbell.net> > wrote: > >> Bob Muller, >> >> Thanks for the source of entertainment. >> Why pretend to be knowledgeable enough to be a radio amateur ? Study and >> get your >> license. Then you won't need to play these charades. >> >> Bob >> K6UJ >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 14, 2012, at 5:45 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote: >> >>> Well, this was good for a laugh, anyway. Go ahead with your nationwide >>> petition, even send it to the White House if you like. If it's written >>> anything like this Email, bet it won't get very far. Actually, even if it's >>> written better than this Email, it won't get very far, as others have very >>> correctly and succinctly pointed out. >>> >>> "Wow" is about the same reaction as I had. >>> >>> It was, anyway, a valiant attempt. At humor if at nothing else. >>> >>> Merry Christmas, or something. >>> >>> -- >>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA >>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 14, 2012, at 6:18 AM, rwm rwmr <rwmr_10...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>>> You guys missed a Big Part of the Market.. >>>> You have a Great radio in the Portable K3X.. >>>> >>>> With Recent Hurricane Sandy.. >>>> Correct me if i am Wrong.. >>>> >>>> Ham Radios are supposed to offer one ability to carry on Emergency >>>> contacts.. >>>> Both for owner of radio ( for themselves and their family) >>>> As well as working with various local/regional emergency services.. >>>> >>>> So that within a Crisis happening.. >>>> Communications can be kept going where all other forms fail >>>> (like how home and cell phones and power outages...that went on for at >>>> least a week and up to still lack of power and phone service in some spots >>>> of NY and NJ as direct result of Hurricane Sandy ) >>>> >>>> Yet even though your K3X offers no more then 10 watts output >>>> (with external battery pack...5 watts in using internal batteries) >>>> >>>> Yet even though i asked.. >>>> You refused to do a firmware upgrade so not only is the K3X be usable on >>>> HF ham bands..But also on 11 meter/cb frequencies .. >>>> >>>> I could understand if it was a 100 watt or such radio. >>>> Fact is though it is clearly Not.. >>>> >>>> The K3X is a Perfect radio for emergency use.. >>>> Yet you CLEARLY leave out and refuse to allow one to use it on some of the >>>> most used local frequency's that would enable one to remain in contact >>>> with local people ( for themselves as well as surrounding community) >>>> >>>> This is Indeed a Very Big Over Sight. >>>> This is Also a Very Poor attitude.. >>>> >>>> It seems you people are so Hard Core with offering High Quality Radios >>>> with Excellent Abilities.. >>>> Then when you Design a merging of SDR radio with a regular radio and Not >>>> requiring a PC hook up.. >>>> Offering a Huge advantage that other companies can only Hope to so offer ( >>>> but can not ) >>>> However in one of the Most Important aspects..You Also Drop the Ball.. >>>> >>>> Will you Re consider ? >>>> Or do i need to start a Petition on a National scale >>>> (even bringing it to the white house if need be) >>>> In order to get this done with a simple 5 watt portable radio ? >>>> >>>> By the way >>>> >>>> Yes i am a ham radio operator. >>>> >>>> Owning a 706 MKIIG..IC-7000 .. AR-3500 .. RCI 2970 .. IC-R3 .. DR235 .. >>>> ID800 .. ID-1 .. T90a .. ID-91AD .. THF-6a >>>> various tuners..various power supplies .. >>>> >>>> until recently with hurricane Sandy.. >>>> create RC5 antenna rotor .. 2 meter,70 cm and 1.25 meter beams .. >>>> tribander 2 meter/70 cm/23cm vertical and 5/8 wave ground plane 11 meter >>>> antenna.. >>>> >>>> Thankfully i had many batteries for my HT's and plenty of antennas for >>>> them.. >>>> For as it turned out it was my ONLY means of communication to the outside >>>> world for 9 or 10 days >>>> (pay phones..home phones..cell phones were all useless..power was out .. >>>> all for over a week) >>>> >>>> I clearly would have befitted with battery operated able HF >>>> ( yes 11 meters as well ) >>>> Even though via UHF i got out as far as 70 miles with just my HT and HT >>>> antennas >>>> ( i had to go to to top of walkway on the bayonne bridge to get out beyond >>>> 10 miles during the first week to 2 weeks ) >>>> I can easily get a Buddy Pole portable HF antenna to use with the K3X. >>>> >>>> So as i Now am still repairing my roof >>>> ( it still leaks like a lot any time it rains now ) >>>> I am Now also looking to re create my antenna farm >>>> ( i likely can salvage my 70 cm beam..all the others are trash..also lost >>>> a good deal of LDF5-50a and LDF7-50a coax feedline ) >>>> So while re doing my antenna farm for base operations.. >>>> I am also looking to further update my portable/backpack gear. >>>> (seems i also have to bite the bullet and get a car again.. thus getting >>>> needed antennas for whatever car i get as well.. i have kept away from >>>> driving for 20 years..but hurricane sandy showed if i needed to >>>> bail/evacuate on my own..without driving on my own.. well it turned out it >>>> was not possible) >>>> >>>> Bob Muller >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> Elecraft mailing list >>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>>> >>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Amateur Radio Operator N5GE > ARRL Lifetime Member > QCWA Lifetime Member > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
