"Steve Robeson, K4CAP" wrote:

I'll play a bit of "Devil's Advocate"
here, Dwight... There are some very
well respected REACT teams utilizing
GMRS which is, unfortunately,
"Citizen's Band". (ie: Crest REACT
in SoCal) (snip)


And the efforts of REACT and its members are commendable. However, any
public service performed is informal in nature, not the result of any
regulatory stipulation imposed by the FCC or federal government. There is
nothing in part 95 that mandates public service like that found in part 97.


He is, at the very least, predisposed to
trying to disparge the Amateur Service.

Facts undermine his attack, however.


But he obviously has no desire to listen to, or accept, facts. Therefore,
an ongoing exchange simply isn't worthwhile, and may be counterproductive if
it provides him with a medium to rant against this radio service. Instead,
I'll wait for something worthwhile to respond to, such as an argument that
may be taken seriously by others.


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/