Text 954, 48 rader
Skriven 2007-12-04 11:38:41 av Thom LaCosta (1:261/1352.0)
    Kommentar till text 937 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
Ärende: Documentation
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Michiel van der Vlist wrote in a message to Thom LaCosta:


 MvdV> By writing down my observartions I *am* documenting them am I
 MvdV> not? 

Well, yes...but, can we believe you?

 MvdV> But obviously that is not good enough. Some old fart with 40+
 MvdV> years of experience writing it down here is no good. What he
 MvdV> wants is a reference to what some other old fart has written in
 MvdV> the ARRL handbook or some similar "work of authority". Because
 MvdV> what old farts write in the ARRL handbook is authority. What they
 MvdV> write here is just eh ... ramblings of an old fart.

Then it's time for us to start the OFARL.  I am sure that you and I and several
others qualify for membership.  

 MvdV> serves me right. Members of the Dutch ham communinty do not
 MvdV> usually challenge me on these kind of issues. Especially not the
 MvdV> young ones.

Well, you have to understand that your expertise may only be valid in your
country...after all, we all know that authority begins and ends at borders.

 MvdV> To be challenged by a relatively new member of the US ham
 MvdV> community is .. eh.. refreshing. ;-)

You've always had such a way with words.

 MvdV> Well, the starting point was some 10 km away and we all had all
 MvdV> had a "little bit" of a problem with the first 9.9 km. After that
 MvdV> it was a piece of cake. ;-) 

Perhaps you can setup a fox hunt with a dummy load...then the various amateur
radio publications may make mention of it...and suddenly, instead of Old Fart
saying dummy loads can radiate, it will be in print...and we all know we can
believe anything that is printed.

Meanwhile, I will forward the sales brochure for the bridge to you....for a
modest sum you can not only own the bridge, but have an outstanding view of
Gotham.

73,
thom - k3hrn
http://www.zerobeat.net/ 
--- GEcho 1.20/Pro
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