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

Fri Sep 4 09:11:24 CST 2009

best email i have seen for years
Well written Rob

Kind Regards Steve VK3UJ


At 01:51 PM 3/09/2009, you wrote:
>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 off the mail list.
>
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Steve Reining VK3UJ
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53.625/52.625
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