[Dstar] Comment from a D-Star Rptr Project person

[Robert McKnight]

Hi All (especially to my fellow often unfairly criticized D-Star repeater
project people),

 

Mark Kyle has just posted a polite email to those questioning the
commitment, roll-out, quality & functionality of the Australian D-Star
repeater systems.

Congrats to you Mark for being so nice to the many that have been so
sarcastic & critical of these systems over the past months in not meeting
their lofty expectations.

 

My take on these unwarranted, ignorant & self-centred comments is the
following...

 

Many of you have bitched & whined about buying your D-Star radio & not (in
your opinion), being supplied with the service that you feel you deserve &
are entitled to. 

All I have to say to you is - what a load of crap! 

 

All you have managed to do is:

1) Buy a radio 

2) Connect it to power & antenna

3) Decide that things aren't up to YOUR expectations

4) Then whinge, bitch, whine, blame & complain to anyone who will listen (or
are forced to)

 

Many of you have contributed ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to the many D-Star repeater
projects & installations, but you feel it is your God-given right to then
air your feelings in the most public way (eg: over the air & via emails)
while also "feeding" off each other with your stupid, ill-informed,
opinionated, smart-arse & sarcastic comments.

 

I've heard & seen you blame:

1) The WIA 

2) Icom

2) Richard VK3JFK

3) The wankers in Melbourne who don't care about the rest of Australia

4) The D-Star hierarchy (whoever they are)

5) The local D-Star repeater project people (because we're
useless/lazy/stupid/lack technical knowledge/beyond our ability/don't
care/don't contribute enough effort/etc).

 

Some of you are so funny (not) with your "e-waste" comments or how about
"Actually I've got the s-its too so me is spitting the dummy, being geared
up for Dstar close to 2 years, WIA member 11 years, donated some cash to the
local Dstar club project and my ID-1 purchased in good faith may as well be
in the ------- trash can."

 

Ignoring the lack of ability in typing a grammatically correct sentence, if
you really feel that way, why don't you actually chuck your radio in the
trash can?

Have you not heard that actions speak louder than words?

 

I couldn't care less about how long you've owned your radio or been a WIA
member. Those of us who are working on getting the D-Star repeaters (both
WIA & non-WIA) on the air & running 24 hours a day, who quietly work away in
the background, spending our own money, repeatedly driving to repeater
sites, organizing ACMA licensing, dealing with site access & legality
issues, up late at night trying to figure out connectivity issues, climbing
towers to install feed-lines & antennas, giving up our own family time,
making dozens of phone calls, etc etc etc are sick of hearing your crap.  

 

Most of you offer nothing but criticism & aim your unfair comments to people
who are doing all of this TOTALLY VOLUNTARILY & who don't forget, are also
your fellow Amateur "brothers".   

 

If you feel you can do better than us, the WIA, Richard or whomever, why
don't you put your money where your mouth is & go to the effort of putting a
D-Star repeater & gateway on the air & connected to the internet..then many
months later, when you've outlaid considerable money/time/frustration/effort
& it's still not on the air, maybe you will start to understand how rude &
unfair your comments have been.

 

And those that have tried to blame Richard VK3JFK for his lack of
commitment, effort or ability should hang your collective heads in shame.

You may have opposing opinions & think he should do things differently (like
the D-Star dashboard crap), but to suggest it's his fault in some way or he
has some sort of political motivations, is downright rude & shameful. 

 

Yes, you are entitled to an opinion (as we all are), but perhaps you should
be a bit more considerate of your fellow volunteer Amateurs & also get
yourselves a bit more involved & informed, rather than sitting back in your
chair, firing-off your nasty, vitriolic, rude, sarcastic & mostly
ill-informed opinions to all & sundry. They serve no purpose but to put a
smug smile on your face & perhaps make you feel better about your lack of
actual help & involvement, but in turn alienate & upset the very people who
are working their arses off trying to get these systems on the air for your
friggin' benefit.

 

Of course some of you will now feel compelled to fire-off strongly worded
replies to my comments, but may I suggest that only those who are guilty of
the above should feel that way & by replying you are only exposing your own
guilt.

 

Let's all work together, help each other, offer support, speak kindly of
each others efforts & get D-Star flying in this country. 

 

Yours in Amateur radio,

Rob McKnight - VK2MT

 

D-Star Project Officer (VK2RDS)

Repeater Chairperson (VK2RMP/VK2RUW/VK2RIS/VK2RBT)

& Vice President

Illawarra Amateur Radio Society inc

 

PS: I have included my email address if you wish to discuss any of the above
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