Re: "The Letter"...What's the hubbub?

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From: ckrelic@bellatlantic.net
Date: Mon Feb 24 1997 - 17:46:07 EST


Mike Siegel wrote:
>
> Frankly, I'm surprised and more than a little disappointed in you folks. Some
> rock-headed jerk writes a letter, complaining about his poor receiver and how
> he hates working signals less than S9+; it gets printed in QST, and all of a
> sudden, you guys act like the whole world of QRP is ready to collapse.
>
> Fer cryin' out loud! Isn't anyone allowed to have a differing opinion,
> regardless of how unthinking or ill-informed it might be, without everyone
> taking personal offense?
>
> Suppose somebody came on-line and pronounced your favorite gear to be useless
> junk, based on some sideways experience he had; knowing what YOU know about
> the gear, and understanding where the original complaint came from, what would
> you do? Would his posting cause you to dump the gear, or would you rather
> shoot the messenger (in this case, QRP-L)?
>
> Seems to me that the bottom line here is to let the guy be a jerk, write your
> response to QST, and keep working QRP. AND QUIT WHINING ABOUT IT.
>
> 72/3 to all,
> Mike KI6PR
> El Rancho R.F., CA

       AMEN AND AMEN!!!!!!!! I mean he's a KID, what your excuse.

       Curt/Ka3ivb

       QRP-L #433


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