I have a hard time understanding why anyone is even commenting on the original post. Guess there's a little irony there.
73, matt W6NIA On Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:28:51 -0800, you wrote: >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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
