K4YZ wrote:
bb wrote:
K4YZ wrote:
From the ARRL webpage: (www.arrl.org)

Amateur Radio to Have Role in Largest-Ever Mass Casualty Exercise

NEWINGTON, CT, Mar 21, 2005--Amateur Radio Emergency Service
(ARES)
members in Connecticut, New Jersey and several other states in
the
Northeastern US are preparing to take part in what's being
characterized as the most comprehensive terrorism response
exercise
ever conducted in the US. Sponsored by the US Department of
Homeland
Security and intended as a realistic test of the nation's
homeland
security system, the exercise--TOPOFF 3--gets under way Monday,
April
4, and continues through the week.

SNIP

As usual...rants derailed by facts.

73

Steve, K4YZ

I don't see any mention of the FCC nor Len.

Who mentioned the FCC, Brain?

(1) Notice the title..."Guess The Government Isn't Paying
Attention to Lennie?"...?!?!

(2) "Sponsored by the US Department of Homeland Security and
intended as a realistic test of the nation's homeland security
system..."(SNIP)

See...?!?! You screwed up...AGAIN.

The Dept of Homeland Security didn't mention Len either.

And you're absolutely right about Lennie...No meniton of him...

Right again.

However HIS rants in this forum as to how unimportant Amateur
Radio is and how we "self-glorify" ourselves are numerous and well
known.

The importance of amateur radio is easily overblown. The utility of
amateur radio in emergencies is entirely dependent on mostly aging men,
who may or may not be available to assist in emergencies. For example,
you have the rickyranger kind of guys who volunteer for ARES, MARS,
Red Cross, CAP, and probably other acronyms that he has yet to reveal
to the group, yet have primary responsibilities as an emergency room
nurse. So when the emergency happens, ARES, MARS and CAP are left
hanging.

The news release was absolutely proof positive that Lennie's
assessments of Amateur Radio's disaster related services are
unfounded
and, to say teh least, inaccurate.

Not entirely. It is situationally dependent.

Just like I said.

I forgot. You're always right.

As usual, rants derailed by facts.

You're absolutely right...And you did it to yourself...

"Hi!"

Steve, K4YZ

This isn't about me.