I subscribe to quite a few mailing lists relating to ham radio. A few months back, I decided to give the QRP-L a whirl. Unlike many lists like the EMRFD list, QRP-L had a fairly high NSR (noise to signal ratio), but hey, it’s a mailing list. It doesn’t take long to skip over stuff that doesn’t interest you. It’s not worth complaining that people spend more time talking about computer viruses and which sound card interface they use than actual interesting bits of homebrewing and QRP operation.
Today, I unsubscribed not just because it was boring, but because it is whining. Not just whining, but members seem to be piling on the idea that if someone doesn’t operate in a particular way that you approve, that they are entitled to maliciously jam your transmissions.
That’s illegal. It’s also first-order dyed-in-the-wool jackassery.
Goodbye QRP-L. It was nice knowing you.
On second thought, maybe it wasn’t that nice.
Which QRP-L, the one that you couldn’t use the word eBay on or the one with all the people who hate the other QRP-L? Your description above describes either one! 🙂
I’m with you on this one Mark. The QTH version of QRP-L sinks to lower lows with each passing year and has become the bully pulpit for a handful of loud and obnoxious old goats. The “other” QRP-L list (qrp-l.org) suffers from the fact that everyone on the one list is also on the other and they cross-post everything which makes you wonder what’s the point…
Sigh.
QRP used to be so much fun. Not so much now though.
73 de Jeff