Well stated. I might add...my parents taught me: "Be nice or you won't
have any friends."
Jim
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On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 2:30 AM, William Owens <wtowe...@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
> Gentlemen,
>
> While we all know “appliance operators” are among the ranks, criticizing
> people is not helpful.
>
> This forum is to help people, not make fun of them.
>
> People become hams for all sorts of reasons and just because someone does
> not build something, is not a reason to make fun of him/her. Perhaps they
> have an aptitude or inclination for other aspects of the hobby? Perhaps
> they have handicaps? This same person may excel in an area that you or
> others have a weakness?
>
> Follow what your parents hopefully taught you: “If you can’t say anything
> nice, don’t say anything at all.”
>
> B
>
>
> > On Jun 15, 2015, at 7:34 AM, Patrick Greenlee <patric...@windstream.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > I have one word for you and it isn't plastics. OK two words made one
> with a hyphen.
> >
> > APPLIANCE-OPERATOR
> >
> > Similar to the modern phenomenon of folks who would starve to death
> while surrounded by game and vegetation if Walmart didn't have ready to use
> food wrapped in plastic on the shelves, we have many hams who can't solder
> and may not know which end of the soldering iron gets hot.
> >
> > Memorizing/remembering a few answers to technical questions long enough
> to pass a test doesn't make you technically competent even if it does get
> you legally licensed.
> >
> > Bless the appliance operators, we need them to keep up the volume of
> equipment sales lest things go out of production. Even us real (with a
> capital H) Hams don't typically build our own SSB transceivers (no solder
> kits do not qualify.)
> >
> > Patrick NJ5G
> >
> > On 6/15/2015 6:58 AM, Ian Scoble wrote:
> >> I¹m finding this thread really hard to comprehend, we are all radio
> hams
> >> and have gone through various
> >> Courses around the world, I would never ever consider buying a lead for
> any
> >> headset either Radiosport, Heil or Computer
> >> Headset I have sucessfully made all headsets work with every radio I
> have
> >> used both Flex or YaKeIc. So why not heat up the soldering iron and
> >> get on with it.
> >>
> >>
> >> Ian
> >>
> >>
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