I love you like a son, but it's time for some toughlove
Eric,
I am just as disappointed as everyone else regarding what happened to Mr. F's board, but perhaps you've brought attention to the silver lining to this entire dark cloud -- maybe it might encourage some self-reliance on the part of some scannists in our area, as opposed to leaning on the crutch that the Long Island and NorthEast Scanning Resources board (and, to some extent, this very board) has become for some.
You suggest in your own post above what was the truth about much of what was offered on the LI&NESR boards..material cut from Scanner Master. As many of you already know, I have been a firm advocate, since joining the various boards, that every radio shack in the New York Metro area should have some basic reference material on hand; that being:
- Edition seven of Scanner Master's New York Metro / Northern NJ Communications Guide,
- a copy of Police Call (what ever volume covers your state),
- and a copy of Radio Reporter.
You might be thinking "Hey, you old man, in this day and age of ready access to whatever info I need online, how obsolete is the idea of bound, printed reference books?" Well, I have a few responses to that. For one thing, the power isn't always going to be on at home to be able to look something up on the 'net. Two, I'm not that rich yet to be able to afford mobile Internet access, so when I'm out-and-about my Scanner Master's almost always with me, and lastly....look at what happened to Jim's 'site. Not to mention that some easy research often prevents one from posting silly questions, the answers to which could have been looked up on ones own {this is not directed to you, Eric}.
Eric, for your 'professional' growth in this hobby we call scanning, please consider clicking on the Frequency Guide hyperlink at
www.scannermaster.com and order yourself a copy for your library at home.
Best wishes,
SCANdal
