[amsat-bb] Re: 70cm yagi

[Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF]

Do you also demand commercial quality radios?
Here, it's standard amateur transceivers, antennas and power supplies.

On 06-May-10 20:12, Clint Bradford wrote:
>>> ... homebrew equipment.  Some can even be better than commercial!
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> I would not live in a community where my public service departments were depending upon homebrew comms equipment for critical emergency communications.
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> This is not demeaning to the amateur radio community at all. Amateur radio should DEMAND such respect and recognition in the emergency plans of their communities.
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> Clint Bradford, K6LCS
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