73, and Thanks For All The Fish

I wanted to take a moment to say 73 to the readers of BWIA News. (73 is Amateur Radio slang for "ending conversation, for now".)

I've tried to make a go of being a knowledgeable, independent writer on the subject of Broadband Wireless Internet Access. I am blessed beyond imagining that my wonderful wife Tina supported me... in every way... in trying to do this full time for the past eight years. I'm not terribly sad... at least Tina made it possible for me to try... and that's more support than most people ever get in pursuit of their dreams.

Writing about BWIA these last ten years has been a lot of fun; I've grown enormously as a person and as a writer, and its helped me and strengthened me in ways I never would have imagined, such as developing writing skills and knowledge of blogging / publishing that may be marketable. I might have even done some good in small ways for the BWIA industry and the WISP industry.

But, financially, for me, it simply didn't work out. So, it's time to accept that reality and move on, and  I'm now looking for full-time work as a System Administrator or similar role in the Seattle (Eastside) area.

I'll still continue to write, here, and perhaps some of my other blogs, but that will be sporadic. When/if the new IT career settles down a bit, I'll try to commit enough "butt-in-chair" time to finally write "the book" (now bookS...) about BWIA from my perspective that have been in gestation for the same decade that I've been writing articles, blogs, etc.

So...

73, and Thanks!

Steve

By Steve Stroh

This article is Copyright © 2008 by Steve Stroh except for specifically-marked excerpts. Excerpts and links are expressly permitted (and encouraged).

This article was written and posted via Broadband Wireless Internet Access (BWIA); Clearwire service using a NextNet Wireless / Motorola Expedience Residential Service Unit (RSU).

Reference - So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish... clever line from Douglas Adams

This article is Copyright © 2008 by Steve Stroh except for specifically-marked excerpts. Excerpts and links are expressly permitted (and encouraged).

This article was written and posted via Broadband Wireless Internet Access (BWIA); Clearwire service using a NextNet Wireless / Motorola Expedience Residential Service Unit (RSU).

Comments

[Peter Butler]

I always enjoy reading your news and commentary. It always came right to the point. I know this will not be the last time I will be hearing from you, but I do wish you success in finding work that is appealing and non-apologetic!

73, de Peter
W1UU

[Austin Burbridge]

Dear Steve, Thank you for all of your superb coverage. Concise, focused, knowledgeable, it helped me to grasp this little-known but essential piece of the new media puzzle. It will be missed.

I hope that you will find a better -- or at least better-paid -- situation soon.

Yours very truly,

A U S T I N ,

Austin Burbridge,
Editor-in-Chief
Cinema Minima News for Movie Makers Worldwide.

[John Valenti]

Sorry to hear you are moving on, I would try to check in here every few weeks to learn something new. You had even made it onto my browser's bookmark toolbar.

Good luck with future endeavors!

-John (kd8bqx)

[Charles Brown]

Steve,

You will be missed.

As reporting in this industry is so poor, you have always been a reliable, honest and objective source of information and opinion. I congratulate you on this accomplishment and hope that you will the opportunity to keep abreast of events, as time permits. Thank you for your efforts. We will miss you.

Charlie