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May 21st 04, 07:03 PM
Len Over 21
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(Stevie the gunnery nurse) writes:
(Len Over 21) wrote in message
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In article ,
(the gunnery nurse presently off his medications again) writes:
It still does not change the fact that without licensed Amateur
Radio operators to man it, it would be defunct.
Incorrect. MARS functions - at its core - through military personnel
who man the headquarters such as Fort Huachuca, AZ, for the
Army and Scott AFB, IL, for the Air Force. Various military branch
net control stations around the country and the globe are manned
by military personnel who do NOT have to be licensed radio
amateurs.
As usual, only partially correct...more wrong than ocrrect.
"Ocrrect?" :-)
Tsk, tsk, tsk...without the DoD Directive there would be NO MARS!
You don't seem to understand that.
I can't make it any simpler. MARS IS MILITARY.
MARS is NOT amateur.
MARS doesn't operate ON amateur radio frequencies.
MARS doesn't use amateur radio callsigns.
MARS has its own callsigns.
Amateurs can't use MARS callsigns IN amateur radio.
Those programs are headquartered at the locations you cited.
Good job.
What is "good" about doing a simple, one-time search?
YOU were unable to do the same simple task in three weeks.
BAD JOB to you, Oddjob-wannabe.
Those programs, beyond those confines, are mangaged by, conducted
by, and are "staffed" by volunteer licensed Amateur Radio operators.
Beyond what "confines?"
Confines of being UNABLE LEGALLY to operate MARS in amateur
bands?
Confines of being UNABLE LEGALLY to use amateur call signs
outside of ham bands?
Confines of being UNABLE LEGALLY to use MARS callsigns IN
ham bands?
I had already acknowledged that there are military personnel
assigned to certain MARS stations.
MARS is MILITARY. [that's what the "M" refers to in the acronym]
However those "net control stations" will have a hard time
"controlling" ANYthing if there was no one there to control.
If you say so, Man from MARS. :-)
However, it's very easy for a thousand or so MILITARY MARS
personnel to communicate with OTHER military MARS stations,
including inter-service-branch communications.
MARS military stations have the equipment, have the personnel,
have the authorization.
No Amateur Radio = No MARS.
It really is THAT simple.
You have it really SO WRONG. :-)
No Department of Defense authorization for MARS means NO MARS.
MARS operates OUTSIDE of civil amateur radio bands.
MARS is NOT amateur radio.
...and that's the way it is.
LHA / WMD
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