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On Wednesday, August 14, 2019, 12:35:14 PM EDT, k6whp <k6whp@...> wrote:

While this thread seems to be fragmenting, I would like to add to the fork in the road regarding the maintaining Chuck's videos for fair use by interested hams.

Chuck, Are you aware of BitChute (bitchute.com)? It is a YouTube workalike and refuge for those disgusted with Google's political meddling. I will leave it at? that suffice to say that the more robust BitChute becomes..er.. the more robust BitChute becomes. (Sort of like a ramjet.) While you will not get a lot of views their either, at least your efforts will not disappear from the annals of QRPdom. Similarly, there is Patreon where we who like/need your work can pony up a periodic honorarium for the privilege. Probably not roll up a lot of dough but if it ameliorates the cost of a fw SBL1s here or a roll of solder there, what the heck? As a digression, I am reminded..

"My Uncle's a brave Missionary
He saves young ladies from sin
He'll save you a blond for five dollars
My God how the money rolls in.."
..et seq.

I have personally taken advantage of your kind release of your videos into the public domain, as it were, and downloaded a number of them. They are absolutely marvelous references when going back over the making of a 1Watter or NorCal 40A 25th anniversary project -- or even a tangential reference to electronics/RF principles, etc. This does not even address the fine examples of craftsmanship and building skills the "other" videos teach a ham about cabinets, muppet boards, etchings, etc.

To that end, have you considered DropBox (or similar) as an archive for your works? Their might be overhead? involved but it might be an effective way to allow folks to share your efforts. (But, then again, you already have your wonderful, minimalist website festooned with treasures and fine examples of your superior documentation efforts.)

Just suggestions to which I will add that we lot are a monumentally lazy bunch. We will go out, watch a video, not comment or up-vote and then wander on. (Well, it is a failing of mine.) We all know you as a good friend and true, a valuable contributor to our pathetic existences, and a producer of terrific resource material yet are not willing to expend a scintilla of effort to say "thanks".

So here it is: Thanks! And keep the videos up!

In kindest and sincerest appreciation!
--
William, K6WHP
"Cheer up, things could get worse..so I cheered up and, sure enough, things got worse!"