Actually, the use of bandwidth for recreational purposes provides NO real
revenue for local, state or federal government. With the outstanding costs
of government--it would be most logical to switch much of this wasted
bandwidth over to private enterprise where real tax revenue could be
recovered...
Recreational communications are probably much better suited to the internet,
again, where the greatest numbers receive the greatest benefit.
My "faulty" logic is indicating to me that this is the direction things will
go, when finally these issues are put under a microscope and examined.
Since my crystal ball is cloudy at the present time--I will await the future
for confirmation...

Regards

"Clarence_A" wrote in message
m...

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
My post was simply a list of facts as they appear to me.
The use of
communications to assist in the delivery of medicine, food,
clothing,
building materials, etc. is of more importance than the
use of airways for recreation.

There is a nation wide radio service for truckers and what the
truckers are doing when they go to Radio Amateur frequencies is a
crime. These frequencies are used for many different things
including emergency communications in disasters, the HFers simply
do not belong there!

Regardless of your poorly reasoned opine.

Um,,,,,,,, when the power goes out and phone lines go down, how is the
computer going to help? It won't.
You'll be sitting there with your thumbs stuck up your ass while those with
radios are able to talk. You're right about one thing, your logic is faulty.

cl

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
Actually, the use of bandwidth for recreational purposes provides NO real
revenue for local, state or federal government. With the outstanding
costs
of government--it would be most logical to switch much of this wasted
bandwidth over to private enterprise where real tax revenue could be
recovered...
Recreational communications are probably much better suited to the
internet,
again, where the greatest numbers receive the greatest benefit.
My "faulty" logic is indicating to me that this is the direction things
will
go, when finally these issues are put under a microscope and examined.
Since my crystal ball is cloudy at the present time--I will await the
future
for confirmation...

Regards

"Clarence_A" wrote in message
m...

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
My post was simply a list of facts as they appear to me.
The use of
communications to assist in the delivery of medicine, food,
clothing,
building materials, etc. is of more importance than the
use of airways for recreation.

There is a nation wide radio service for truckers and what the
truckers are doing when they go to Radio Amateur frequencies is a
crime. These frequencies are used for many different things
including emergency communications in disasters, the HFers simply
do not belong there!

Regardless of your poorly reasoned opine.

Well, that could happen...
But I would suppose they will run an electrical cord over to the hams
generator and keep on communicating...

Regards

"cl" wrote in message
o.verio.net...
Um,,,,,,,, when the power goes out and phone lines go down, how is the
computer going to help? It won't.
You'll be sitting there with your thumbs stuck up your ass while those
with radios are able to talk. You're right about one thing, your logic is
faulty.

cl

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
Actually, the use of bandwidth for recreational purposes provides NO real
revenue for local, state or federal government. With the outstanding
costs
of government--it would be most logical to switch much of this wasted
bandwidth over to private enterprise where real tax revenue could be
recovered...
Recreational communications are probably much better suited to the
internet,
again, where the greatest numbers receive the greatest benefit.
My "faulty" logic is indicating to me that this is the direction things
will
go, when finally these issues are put under a microscope and examined.
Since my crystal ball is cloudy at the present time--I will await the
future
for confirmation...

Regards

"Clarence_A" wrote in message
m...

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
My post was simply a list of facts as they appear to me.
The use of
communications to assist in the delivery of medicine, food,
clothing,
building materials, etc. is of more importance than the
use of airways for recreation.

There is a nation wide radio service for truckers and what the
truckers are doing when they go to Radio Amateur frequencies is a
crime. These frequencies are used for many different things
including emergency communications in disasters, the HFers simply
do not belong there!

Regardless of your poorly reasoned opine.

"John Smith" wrote in message
Actually, the use of bandwidth for recreational purposes provides NO real
revenue for local, state or federal government. With the outstanding
costs
of government--it would be most logical to switch much of this wasted
bandwidth over to private enterprise where real tax revenue could be
recovered...
Recreational communications are probably much better suited to the
internet,
again, where the greatest numbers receive the greatest benefit.
My "faulty" logic is indicating to me that this is the direction things
will
go, when finally these issues are put under a microscope and examined.
Since my crystal ball is cloudy at the present time--I will await the
future
for confirmation...

Regards

If you can't see the value in amateur radio than you are a idiot. anyone who
thinks it's ok to operate in a band they are not licensed to be in because
they are doing something good is messed up. what's worse is if you think it
would be ok to give up the band because a trucker is doing something
productive? geez.. Listen around there is ALOT more going on the amateur
bands than pure recreation.

Adair - KD5DYP