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> From: KENT <kelan...@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: Topband: The "Future" Of Ham Radio > Date: February 5, 2015 12:14:39 PM EST > To: Eddy Swynar <deswy...@xplornet.ca> > > > Seems to me that this needs to be reviewed!! Just My .02 worth > > 73 de Kent > N8ZRD > > Topband -- 160 Meter Information ONLY > > About Topband > English (USA) > Welcome to the topband mailing list! This list is intended for the exchange > of information on 160-related topics ONLY. Our goal is to keep 160 > information content high and noise low. Please do not post general topics > like equipment wanted/for sale, work me in the contest, E-mail addresses > needed, etc. Occasional problem 160 QSL requests are OK but use this > reflector ONLY as a last resort after trying the usual sources. Feel free to > post 160-related questions, but request responses directly and then summarize > them in a followup post. > > DO NOT USE THIS REFLECTOR TO POST COMPLAINTS, PERSONAL CRITICISMS, ATTACKS, > ETC. VIOLATORS OF THIS POLICY WILL BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT NOTICE. > > Be considerate of other subscribers who have bandwidth limitations and edit > posts for brevity (include ONLY relevant excerpts of previous posts). When > responding to a specific individual, think carefully before copying to the > other 1700 of us on the reflector. > > Minimize noise, minimize bandwidth, maximize 160 information, act like > gentlemen and enjoy! > > > > On Feb 5, 2015, at 11:57 AM, Eddy Swynar <deswy...@xplornet.ca> wrote: > >> >> On 2015-02-05, at 11:14 AM, Anthony Scandurra wrote: >> >>> I suppose we should go back to spark gap transmitters and coherent >>> detectors, too... :-) >>> >>> 73, Tony K4QE >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi Tony, >> >> Oh gosh no, of course not! >> >> But by the same token, isn't it funny how the populace has embraced walking >> to the corner store for a loaf of bread, instead of climbing up & into the >> ol' reliable Dodge Ram...? And how we are all urged now to "eat healthy"," >> ingesting foods with a minimum of processing...? And how we are requested to >> "...turn off your cell phones!" before the start of a movie at your local >> cinema...? >> >> One can surely go on & on with even more such scenarios, but the point >> is---I think, anyway!---that TOO much of an otherwise "good thing" can, in >> truth, be "bad" for you...and all this techno-wizardry has probably already >> taken us all well past the proverbial point of no return as radio amateurs, >> and firmly imbedded our feet into the fast-setting cement of the "appliance >> operator"... >> >> ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ >> >> >> _________________ >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband