[BC] Re: What I want from the list

[Tom Dimeo]

Matt,

Don't be too harsh on the members of this list.  I too get 
annoyed at the rants, flames and complaints but over the year 
or so I've been here I have received a lot of help and 
answers to my questions.  I am not a broadcaster, just 
someone who has always been very interested in the broadcast 
industry, but even my, sometimes, amateurish posts have been 
treated with respect for the most part.

For example, I've received suggestions from several members 
when I asked about purchasing a small broadcast console, the 
operation of the Symetrix 528E, displaying high power 
transmitting tubes, the frequency of the WGN top of the hour 
tone, (in fact, someone even generated one) aspects of studio 
design, the 807 cathode follower circuitry used in 
transmitters in the fifties (I even heard from an engineer 
from a transmitter manufacturer) and other subjects I have 
forgotten.  Not only have I received answers on the list but 
in some cases I've had off list discussions to help me even
more.

I think there are a lot of good people here.  Post your 
questions or comments and see what happens.

Tom

** Original Message From: Howell, Matt **
>The list seems to be useless. 
>
>I subscribed with the expectation of gleamig knowledge from 
>some of the smarter minds in the business, picking up a neat 
>tip/trick, or helping someone solve a problem (or getting 
>someone to help me with one). Apparently, from the last few 
>weeks, all the posts are bitching about one thing, or 
>bitching about someones follow-up post, to which someone else 
>will post their follow-up rant. I can get the same thing from 
>any idiot chatroom full of teenagers on AOL! <G>