Frank Gilliland wrote:
On 25 Aug 2005 16:04:22 -0700, "
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Unfortunately, some yo-yo will pick that item up as some kind of
"proof" that "I never served" or something vacuous or puerile.


Just be glad you weren't running for President.

Anyone runing for that job is certainly in serious need of mental help

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Yeah, some of these hams have real issues. They aren't all hams, but
for some reason they are often attracted to ham radio. A couple years
ago I tried to sell an old 16-ch Regency that covered 137-150 MHz and
would have been a great starter radio or backup for 2m. Yet almost
everyone who responded wanted to know if it could be converted to
cover the police and/or fire bands and none of them would show proof
of licensure when asked. Kinda scary to think that there are so many
nuts out there just waiting for an opportunity to impersonate a cop.


Indeed a lot of cop wannabes out there

From: Frank Gilliland on Thurs 25 Aug 2005 17:27

On 25 Aug 2005 16:04:22 -0700, "
wrote in
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I would rank it FAR higher in value than some "ham radio badge"
(shield)(cop-wannabe style) that some outfit was advertising on
a ham website once. Jay-suss, imagine elevating a hobby license
to police-like status with a BADGE.

Yeah, some of these hams have real issues. They aren't all hams, but
for some reason they are often attracted to ham radio. A couple years
ago I tried to sell an old 16-ch Regency that covered 137-150 MHz and
would have been a great starter radio or backup for 2m. Yet almost
everyone who responded wanted to know if it could be converted to
cover the police and/or fire bands and none of them would show proof
of licensure when asked. Kinda scary to think that there are so many
nuts out there just waiting for an opportunity to impersonate a cop.

Heh heh heh...some of them are in HERE...being Raddio Kopps.
One of them was impersonating an SS officer but I think he's
really an SA fairy...keeps talking about "rear action" stuff.
Weird.

Those that deny being cops are perhaps striving to be lawyers.
Some keep referring to Google and posts that are years and years
old. They want to rehash and work over old, old arguments hoping
to win one in a re-trial. Waste of time. They are a bunch of
sore losers with painful sores from long ago. Tsk, tsk, tsk.
All of the above are morsemen, too! Sort of defeats the myth
that morsemanship "instills good behavior." :-)

Gotta go...the SA wannabe is hollering about "his is bigger
than mine" and "rear action." He wants satisfaction! :-(

Frank of Silliland wrote:

Yet almost
everyone who responded wanted to know if it could be converted to
cover the police and/or fire bands and none of them would show proof
of licensure when asked. Kinda scary to think that there are so many
nuts out there just waiting for an opportunity to impersonate a cop.

Gee, "Frank"...

WE have asked YOU to show "proof of licensure" and you've yet to
ante-up a callsign in ANY radio service.

Steve, K4YZ