None of it is upsetting me! LOL! I'm rather enjoying the entire thing.
J
"John Smith" wrote in message
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Well, my appearance may indeed be one of a troll--except to myself...
But I can assure you, it is much worse a problem than that--I honestly
believe what I put to text!!! The arguments I have heard, to date, have
not
swayed me, much... indeed, I feel I am at a game, half root for one team,
half for another...
And, I broke that thread in question, away from another, where the whole
context of the discussion was beginning to center around "CB worship" as
opposed to "amateur worship", and it was quite obvious that hams were
"stirring chit" (my opinion only), because it is "funny" to take advantage
of a few petty people and bring a whole conversation to a halt--now that
is
MY interpretation of a "TROLL!"
Warmest regards,
John
"Jerry" wrote in message
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| "Shadow998" wrote in message
| om...
|
|
| If we had a national emergency today, John and his "good buddies"
would
| step
| on each other and crank up their "leenyars" to the point they would
wipe
| out
| the nationwide 11 meter band with heterodyne. Wait---they already do
that
| on a daily basis.
|
| snip
|
| ..............kinda like treason, right? Giving aid and comfort to the
| enemy! LMAO!
|
| I can see it now: "Tan fer thar, we is a-standin' by thar to copy thar
'ere
| 'eee-mer-gen-cee' thar on 11 Meters thar, shore thang thar, gre't day
'live
| live, mercy sakes good buddy guaran-toled ye thar, kick hit back thar
wid
| that 'ere 'far' in th' war (wire), an' we just got down".(What the hell
is
| THAT anyway?) BEEEEEP SQUEEEEEEEK!
|
| (We got all them 'ere bird watts thar to git out 'ere wid)
|
| This whole thread is just hilarious! I am honestly enjoying it! LMAO!
The
| whole concept is just ludicrous. And the whole argument is an obvious
troll
| designed to get hams all worked up. But I have been reading it and
giggling
| all the while. So while I don my flame suit, forgive me while I snicker
and
| post equally silly comments. And something to think about.
|
| CB radio COULD be a good thing, that is true. However, it has no status
in
| the Federal scheme of things WRT disaster or wartime communications. It
is
| simply not taken seriously and I think the author of this thread knows
this-
| AND how to push buttons to get people riled up. Let's face it, guys,
it's
| reputation stems from the Smokey and the Bandit days and the 70's
| faddishness of CB that has fallen by the wayside. CB radio today has no
| structure, no organization, and no discipline, all of which would be
needed
| to provide worthwhile communications support to
| FEMA and gov't officials in the field. That could only take place if
CBers
| returned to some of the activities they once supported. National
| recognition of CB radio won't come overnight, if, indeed, it ever did.
But
| in order to reach such a goal, one would have to start small and at the
| local level. Organize clubs who raise funds for local charities and
provide
| communications and aid stations for
| walkathons and fundraisers. Form auxiliaries to rescue squads and fire
| departments. For example, during brush fires and large fire events and
| disasters, provide bottled water to firefighters and sandwiches.
Determine
| ways that CB clubs and auxiliaries can be of help--even if it doesn't
| necessarily mean you have a mike in your hand. Define objectives and
| purposes for your club. Make public affairs a part of your club so the
local
| paper knows what you are doing to help. Reach out to other nearby
cities
| and towns and get CBers in those towns to do what you are doing.
Community
| involvement doesn't HAVE to be
| radio-related, but it can certainly HELP as it forms a cohesive core
around
| which to serve the local community.
| Perhaps this will spread from just a few local clubs to a regional group
| with a newsletter with articles on how to help your community, then to
some
| sort of national organization that provides training in weatherspotting
| (NOAA) to radio procedures for handling radio messages and how to
support
| authorities and know their needs. Someone will have to have that vision
at
| some local level and it will have to spread from that grassroots level.
|
| As it is, CB radio is a ragtag, technologically hamstrung, untrained and
| undisciplined group that provides NO effective support. Period. That
is
| just a fact, Jack. It COULD be much more, but it has a lot of baggage to
| overcome. What was left after the 70's fad was the outlaw operator with
his
| "leenyar" and "extree" channels and disrespect for the law that is seen
by
| trained professionals AND the Amateur community as sort of a lowball
group
| of ruffians that are not to be taken seriously.
| How many CBers, dedicated and died-in-the-wool CBers, can legally and
| effectively talk directly to FEMA? From Virginia to California, from
| Colorado to Florida right NOW if something happened? They cannot.
*Certain*
| authorized Amateurs and MARS (ham) stations can. And their
communications
| fit right into the military style of voice protocol and both recognize
the
| information being passed. There are such stations scattered thru out
the
| USA. They are there to serve in time of need. I will say no more for
| obvious security reasons (frequencies, etc). When a message needs to
get
| into or out of New York right NOW, would CB radio do the job?
Absolutely
| not. Your 'leenyar" and "extree" channels would not help, indeed, your
| efforts would make things WORSE-not better. Hams whose tendencies lean
| towards volunteer service already train to do this job and, as such,
they
| are supported by the authorities and the Federal gov't with funds
| designated by the Dep't of Homeland Security to go to ARRL for that
purpose.
| (And, yes, I CAN find the link.)
|
| This whole troll thread is just another way to fuel the "war" of CB vs
Ham.
| This is not good. There is a right way to do something and a wrong way.
Ham
| radio already serves Nations and has for nearly 100 years. CB is a
| johnny-come-lately--even a wannabe--something that, yes, COULD be an
asset.
| But is simply not serious, nor is it now taken seriously to any extent.
It
| is a TOY that is technologically out of date and even could be said to
be
| irrelevant and obsolete. But as I have said in this long discourse, it
COULD
| be a great thing IF.................
| The "IF" is up to the users.
|
| Flame
on................................................ ...................
|
| J
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