"Digital" wrote in message ...

"Cmdr Buzz Corey" wrote in message
...
Dee Flint wrote:


Not at all. I read the ARRL statement and the FCC rules. I happen to
agree
that there is enough flexibility to allow meeting the travel expenses,
food
expenses for those who are going down. There is no intent to "make a
buck".

My point was that there is no reason to automatically assume that there
is
an intent to do wrong.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE


Years ago I participated in ham radio communications after a tornado
cleaned out about half of the southern part of Witchta Fall, Tx. The
kind folks of WF housed us in a church, provided sleeping facilities and
fed us. Anyone think that was violating the rule of "pecuniary interest"?
................

Of course not. Besides, who but the most idiotic of Hams would accuse you
of
same?
You were performing a public service.
I am assuming, of course, that your question was posted with a
tongue-in-cheek smile and with hopes to "bait" someone.

And by the way. Hotel/motel rooms, meals etc. aside, I wonder if some
nit-picker may not come along and posit that you should not have accepted
the free electricity to run your radios, either.

Excellent example of "illustrating absurdity by reducing it to the absurd."

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE