Hi Holger!

16 Feb 2016 09:28, from Holger Granholm -> Richard Menedetter:

 RM>> The ONLY thing I wanted to express is that I do NOT agree with the
 RM>> viewpoint that only shortwave is HAM, everything else not.
 HG> Now you're really barking up the wrong tree.

Great, so we agree to agree ;))

 HG> I've worked 5-band and 3.5 MHz DXCC, worked on all bands from 3.5MHz
 HG> to 10GHz, on CW, AM and SSB, built my own gear, among them the first
 HG> SSB transmitter in OH, and won a lot of contests on HF, VHF, UHF and
 HG> SHF.

Very interesting ... never played with extremely high frequencies.
The 10GHz was satelite?

 HG> I admit that I'm maybe not an average ham, but that is because of my
 HG> technical education.

What I wanted to say is points of view that a majority of HAMs subscribe to.

In a field that is as diverse as the HAM hobby ... I do not think that
there is an average HAM ;))
But this is exactly the thing that fascinates me the most.
A very diverse comunity, where most encourage the experimentation.
Actually that is even in the law here ... technical, experimental radio ;)

CU, Ricsi

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