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Screw HAM

Ah, another ignorant stereotype combined with the "gimme" and "majority rules" attitudes.

I guess people just aren't getting the message that this is not about ham vs bpl. Judging from some of your replies, I don't expect that to ever sink in.
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I would kill everyone on this forum for a drop of sweet beer..

reply to ced06
In the huge disaster of 9/11, the government did have a backup- it was called amateur radio. (I know...dispel the beliefs of some!). If amateur radio was not essential to 9/11, I would have never been contacted, given top clearance and dispatched by escort into ground zero to set up a temporary communications system for the served agencies of the Red Cross, NYC OEM, FBI, etc...

Shortwave?
If you mean the same shortwave that lies solely and squarely within the same frequency range that Ham Radio (and certain public service, aeronautical, defense services) lies in? Slam the hams, but shortwave communications won't be any less affected because someone may personally like it more than they like hams.

I appreciate your enthusiasm and energy and your right to express them, but that doesn't mean that it is as accurate as the facts and concerns to the contrary.

Be well,
Rob

reply to tenbase
Then what exactly is it about? I have yet to see ANYONE tell me what it is about, and provide a solid legit argument outside the "oh noes i can't talk to other people on mai ham radios!111".

reply to KB2PSM
I was just throwing types of radio technology around. I really do not know anything about amateur radio, but I'm sure the government would have got the message.

said by ced06:

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...I really do not know anything about amateur radio...

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reply to ced06
Yes, Screw Ham does indeed set the tone of your post.

Lets face it, much of politics is about promises, telling people what they want to hear or what sounds good. In many cases, lotsa folks will not have the deep knowledge or expertise to know the difference and hope for the best (as the politicians hope for a swayed vote).

BPL sounds GREAT on the surface and is seemingly non-invasive to the masses who already have electricity coming to their wall sockets. You can gift wrap a dog rocket and spray it with a lot of perfume...but once unwrapped, its still a dog rocket!

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As far as wanting solid legitimate arguments as you have demanded in an earlier post, several links have been offered. If you choose not to read them or look for your own information, it does not mean that no one has offered any. As a matter of fact, the wealth of details about BPL just here on BBR seems to anger quite a few folks that would just wish that all of the concerns would simply evaporate.

Your initial posts seem to have a lot of fire and you now seem to have restated your position as being a kinder one. I will take that as a sign of a harsh snap-judgment being replaced by a more open view.

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Rob

reply to ced06
that question requires something of a book length answer, but here's a few links that may help you understand it a bit better.

The FCC describes amateur radio thusly, in Title 47 CFR 97.1:

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The rules and regulations in this part are designed to provide an amateur radio service having a fundamental purpose as expressed in the following principles:

(a) Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the public as a voluntary noncommercial communication service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications.
(b) Continuation and extension of the amateur's proven ability to contribute to the advancement of the radio art.
(c) Encouragement and improvement of the amateur service through rules which provide for advancing skills in both the communication and technical phases of the art.
(d) Expansion of the existing reservoir within the amateur radio service of trained operators, technicians, and electronics experts.
(e) Continuation and extension of the amateur's unique ability to enhance international goodwill.

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reply to ced06

said by ced06:

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I was just throwing types of radio technology around. I really do not know anything about amateur radio, but I'm sure the government would have got the message.

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