tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post8038789271810943920..comments2024-03-28T05:17:55.293-04:00Comments on W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least!: AUXCOMMQRP - When you care to send the very least!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08707602309223956112noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-20831921960871576992015-10-26T13:04:59.459-04:002015-10-26T13:04:59.459-04:00Tom,
Basically, if you're not actively commun...Tom,<br /><br />Basically, if you're not actively communicating, and you're sitting around with nothing to do at the moment, and some official asks you to run a message, or to retrieve some papers, or help carry in supplies, or even go get them a cup of coffee - yes, you should be willing to do it and not consider such non-technical, non-communications chores as "beneath you". Unfortunately this has happened in the past, and all that accomplishes is to make us look non-cooperative. If however, you are asked to do something which you feel you are not capable of doing (lifting heavy items, for example) or is beyond your technical skill set ( such as programming a router), you have every right to politely decline the request with the appropriate explanation.<br /><br />72 de W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08707602309223956112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-54307109260595801102015-10-26T12:43:26.207-04:002015-10-26T12:43:26.207-04:00"the willingness to help with ANY situation (..."the willingness to help with ANY situation (not just communications),"<br /><br />Was that part of the weekend course? I've been cautioned to do the opposite -- stick to communications. The issue is that you get sucked into tasks you're not qualified for, or fail to provide timely communications support because you're working on something else.<br /><br />I understand the desire to be helpful, and I remember one triathlon where we ended up running a water station, not just providing comms. Fortunately we were able to stay on top of both tasks, but that was a pretty simple case.<br />tom AJ4UQnoreply@blogger.com