Subject: When Was CB Created?
From: (William)
Date: 3/20/2004 7:27 AM Central Standard Time
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Len, in your best judgement, would you think that Steve could avail
himself to the services of the USGPO and USPS, learn the truth, then
post a retraction of his statement above?
There's nothing to retract, Brain.
I have no doubt Lennie can recite the words, inside-out even.
But it's just like learning songs in grade school in other languages...You
sing the song, but what did you just say?
Lennie's already demonstrated that he knows the words, but doesn't
understand what he's reading.
I find it interesting that Steve, having supposedly served in seven
hostile actions, never served in a unit with a single KIA, present or
past.
Oh, but I have. I never said that I didn't
Thier sacrifices were thiers to make, and it is upon them that the respect
and dignity should be appreciated.
Scumbag Extrodinaire Leonard H. Anderson thinks it's OK to somehow "use"
someone else's sacrifices to make himself look good.
If you somehow find it "OK" for him to do that, it makes YOU a scumbag
too.
Even though I was in the USAF, I served the Second Infantry Division.
It has a proud history and I was proud to serve it. Though
hostilities were low due to the cease fire of 1954, I would like to
think that having competant armed forces facing the enemy along the
DMZ helped maintain that cease fire.
No doubt it did and still does. That is not at issue.
What's at issue is someone taking credit for something someone else did.
The problem is that U.S. amateur radio is NOT a military service
nor even a paramilitary service. It is basically a hobby, a
recreational activity involving radio. It is, by default, a hobby
because federal regulations forbid monetary compensation for
any radio communications rendered.
Though monetary compensation is forbidden, it often occurs. Some call
them "repeater dues."
Be that as it may, the Amateur Service has been useful and probably
will continue to be useful in emergency communications when other
comms fail.
Well...gee whiz...I guess this is as close as we will ever get to Brain
acknowledging that his "unlicensed services play a major role in emergency
comms".
There is the common thread among the "tribal rule" individuals that
no one unlicensed in amateur radio can possibly know anything
about amateur radio, therefore they should be silent. Preposterous
since U.S. amateur radio activity is widely publicized (among those
who care to find out) and federal regulations forbid any secrecy in
amateur communications.
I've seen it bragged on here that the ARRL Amateur Handbook is found
in professional radio engineers library shelves. Must be a one way
street.
By whom?
No one on the staff of the FCC or the Commissioners themselves
are required to have any amateur radio licenses, yet the FCC has
the lawful duty to regulate amateur radio and mitigate interference
matters, up to and including imposing fines and calling on U.S.
Marshals to arrest extreme miscreants. That rather destroys their
concept that "only other amateurs can tell them what to do."
I hope someone in authority is watching the nutty one. He really
spooks me.
You spook yourself, Brain? Kinda hard making that midnight head call,
isn't it?
Amateur radios operate by exactly the same physics as radios in
all other radio services. Propagation of radio waves occurs in
exactly the same way as for all other radio services. There are
no exceptions despite some odd ideas and strange misconceptions
among certain radio amateurs.
Might be because they do not understand other radio services and think
amateur radio is special.
Amateur Radio IS special.
No other radio service "bestows" the priviledges upon it's licensees that
Part 97 does.
That Lennie continues to try and make some lame argument about how the
physics of radio is diffrent for Amateurs-vs-other radio users is, well...lame!
It is impossible to rationally discuss anything with certain people
(such as Robeson) since they are too emotionally-driven and too
prideful in their concept of their personal hobby involvement. They
must - absolutely - have their way or all are treated to personally
abusive remarks from them.
I tire of him. He's irrational.
No, Brain. That falls to you.
You blatantly utter assertions you claim as fact in a public forum then
claim ofhers as "nuts" or "irrational" when they "call" you to prove them.
I know you won't accept it, but it's yours to live with.
The above is representative of their non-reasoning in demanding a
morse code test for all new amateurs...pure emotional basis on
what they had to endure long ago (and probably resent).
uphill both ways. bb
And I find it even more humorous that you claim me "irrational" and "nuts"
all the while signing posts "billybeeper" when everyone knows who you are.
And WHAT you are...
Steve, K4YZ