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<DIV>I am only gonna respond to this once, and then I am gonna forget about it
cause I don’t wanna lose an old friend. </DIV>
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<DIV>I never said a damn thing insulting to Mike from Danbury. I only said I
couldn’t here him. I certainly didn’t blame him for that. I only referred to The
other Mike as “our” Mike to differentiate the two. I did not mean it to sound
like I was excluding him. Naturally “our” mike has been a part of the group for
a while, so I know him better....though I can’t here him to well either!</DIV>
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<DIV>As for 979<EM> never said a damn thing bad about him, in fact </EM>I
said what he was doing was cool. I just said I thought it would be better if he
was doing his experiments on 10 meters. I feel this way for several reasons,
which I did not go into on the air but I will mention here. First there is less
interference and noise there, and I mean man- made noise. Secondly, it would
inspire more people to get on 10 meters. After all, if I wanted to stay on
11 Meters and shout with a roger beep and echo at a bunch of mouth-breathing
Jersey Shore wanna-bes, I would not have bothered spending all this money on
equipment and getting a license.</DIV>
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<DIV>As for the “Shadow” thing, I admit to being a party to having a little fun
at his expense. Look, we are a close knit group (well some of us are) and we get
together socially, sometimes beer is involved. If you are thin skinned, perhaps
this is not the group for you. I poke fun at myself and encourage others to do
so. </DIV>
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<DIV>I also do not appreciate You, Bob, sinking to personal insults and
mentioning things that others perhaps did not want disseminated to a larger
audience. Pot call the Kettle Black Much, Bro?</DIV>
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<DIV>Ok I am Done.</DIV>
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<DIV>Lets forget this....</DIV>
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<DIV>You know who I am, and I am proud to be Me!</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=n1ujs@toast.net
href="mailto:n1ujs@toast.net">Bob</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:57 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=450@lists.vhfwiki.com
href="mailto:450@lists.vhfwiki.com">450</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [450] AND FURTHER......</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>The question was asked (in a sneery fashion)"What is Bob's infatuation with
this 979 guy?"</DIV>
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<DIV>If you had been paying attention, this should be obvious. </DIV>
<DIV>First, the guy loves radio and utilizes it. He's intelligent ,
polite, and well spoken.</DIV>
<DIV>He commands a following of at least 100 radio-heads (maybe even 200+), all
interested in ground wave communications and radio in general. Of these
followers, many have tickets, are in the process of getting tickets, or have jst
upgraded their tickets. All are new to ham radio and have yet to find a
niche. What better opportunity to teach them how to have fun with it and
guide them away from repeaters and toward simplex and beyond. </DIV>
<DIV>Again, for THOSE OF YOU HUNG UP ON LICENSE CLASS, one of these guys, Pete
from Pearl River, went from no license to Extra in just a few weeks.</DIV>
<DIV>Now the way I see it, these are all potential 450 folk, and this "DX Tour"
is far more likely to include ham bands if all the followers are already
recruited, set up, and running on multiple bands.</DIV>
<DIV>As you all know, I take it upon myself to keep the hobby alive, and
specifically the 450/simplex part of it. I have always recruited and
attempted to inspire.</DIV>
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<DIV>That all being said..........<STRONG>after assuring them that ham radio is
NOT all stuffy arrogant stuck up CB hating bastards, and that "my friends" on
450 are totally laid back, 'dig what you dig " and "do what you want" kind of
hams who would be glad to welcome them into our social events and willing to
help them get up and running by sharing knowledge, manpower, etc., what
will I tell them after they encounter you guys?????????????</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>Like I said, it's a damn shame.</DIV>
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<DIV>I'll give you this, you guys are doing a great job of proving my "extra
class novice" argument.</DIV>
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<DIV>For the record, I am not the least bit embarrassed by what I do or do not
do in radio. I know what my accomplishments are and am quite proud of not
only what I've learned through the years but also what I have taught. Bash
away....I will continue in the path I have chosen with or without you
guys. Always have, always will.</DIV>
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