In article ,
(Len Over 21) writes:

In article , JJ

writes:

I have been a ham for over 40 years, so how long have you been one?

I was on HF legally beginning in February 1953, a 1 KW BC-339,
one of 36 total transmitters at Army station ADA...increased to 43
by 1956.

All by yourself - or were there over 700 other personnel at that installation?

I got my first radio operator license from a single test at
an FCC field office in Chicago in March, 1956 (First Class
Radiotelephone).

That's nice, Len. But it has nothing to do with amateur radio. As you say of
others "You live in the past too much"

I've never had, or tried to get, any amateur radio license.

On January 19, 2000, you proclaimed here that you 'were going for Extra right
out of the box'. But you didn't say when, and in the ~46 months since then you
haven't done it.

Mostly because I've been a professional in radio-electronics for a half
century.

Then why are you so interested in amateur radio policy? Everyone is allowed to
be interested, of course, but it seems very odd that someone who has been "a
professional in radio-electronics for a half century" and who makes so many
posts to this amateur radio newsgroup would not have gotten a license and set
up an amateur station in all that time.

You know what? The FCC doesn't require any commissioners or
staff to have amateur radio licenses in order to MAKE regulations
concerning amateur radio. How about that!?

You've never worked for the FCC in any capacity, Len. You've never been a
lawyer or a "regulator".

You want my mailing address? Look in the FCC ECFS for the 14
petitions for and against amateur radio code testing. You will find
my name and address and comments in there, at least two documents
per RM.

And if you try to read all of Len's verbiage, you'll need a bit of time,
because most of his 'documents' are 14 to 20 pages long. Total commentary, most
of it highly repititious, runs to several hundred pages.

Now of course anyone can flood the FCC with comments, but such wordiness is
counterproductive. Some poor soul at FCC has to read all that stuff.

Insufficient courage to reveal your identity "JJ?" Or are you going
to rationalize your gutless fear somehow?

Maybe sufficient sense to avoid being harassed by you, Len. Like the time you
sent me several unsolicited emails with very large attachments. Others received
the same emails. I didn't bother to waste the connection time and disk space to
download them, but others tell me that at least one of them was a picture of a
naked man - fortunately not facing the camera. You thought it was "funny".
Others did not.

N2EY wrote:


On January 19, 2000, you proclaimed here that you 'were going for Extra right
out of the box'. But you didn't say when, and in the ~46 months since then you
haven't done it.


Mostly because I've been a professional in radio-electronics for a half
century.

Means he can recognize a radio when he see one 35% of the time.


Then why are you so interested in amateur radio policy? Everyone is allowed to
be interested, of course, but it seems very odd that someone who has been "a
professional in radio-electronics for a half century" and who makes so many
posts to this amateur radio newsgroup would not have gotten a license and set
up an amateur station in all that time.

He can't pass the test.

Len Over 21 wrote:
It's also time that the Newington crowd recognized that MOST of
the United States and MOST of the radio amateurs it is supposed
to represent live WEST of the Mississippi.

?? From the FCC license data the AH0A web site finds 364,000 licensed
amateurs live east of the Mississippi and 315,000 live west of the
Mississippi (for the remaining few thousand the state apparently
couldn't be determined).

Dennis Ferguson

"Steve Robeson, K4CAP" wrote in message
om...
(Len Over 21) wrote in message
...
In article , Dave Heil

writes:

This leaves Len munching his brogans once again.

Shut the hell up, you little USMC feldwebel. Learn to READ English.

Yet another of Lennie's examples of "professional engineering" civil
debate.

Caught up in his own lying again.

Steve, K4YZ

Steve,

I think 'JJ' is right...Lennie can't pass the test.

Dan/W4NTI

Len Over 21 wrote:

In article , Dave Heil
writes:

Why should the ARRL bother you? You aren't a member and you have
nothing to do with amateur radio. On with your quest, Don Quixote!

Tsk, tsk, tsk, Sancho Panza sitting on his ass mouthing off
again...making the windmills turn with his remarks...

I believe you have it turned around again, Leonard. I've been a
licensed radio amateur for decades and have been a life member of the
ARRL for over 25 years. You are the non-radio amateur and non-ARRL
member sitting on whichever end you sit on and blowing hot air on topics
in which you have no part.

Dave K8MN

Len Over 21 wrote:

In article , Dave Heil
writes:

It is obvious that someone from HQ--probably that pesky Ed Hare--saw
your post and quickly threw something together for the ARRL web site,
just to make you look silly.

Hardly, Sancho. Now get back on your ass and look for more
windmills.

Giddyap.

Perhaps you believe it to be an eastern headquartered organization's
attempt to discredit you personally. ARRL isn't a broadcast news
organization and you have no idea of what contributions radio amateurs
have made in the efforts to douse California's fires. Your sniping from
the sidelines makes you look silly.

Dave K8MN

The Newsline folks have an on the scene report from a Red Cross Shelter right
near ther fireline. I guess thats the difference between being there or being
3000 miles away. Go to www.arnewsline.org and click on their newscast number at
the top of thir page. Its in mp3 audio.

On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 22:43:39 -0500, Kimo wrote:

What a stupid moronic reply to the poster's remarks about
bulk air mail delivery to Hawaii. You missed the point.

WHO mised the point? The reply was that SOMEONE has to pay for the
extra service, one way or the other.

I was in on those discussions in the 1990s. Were you?

Do you have a better alternative that won't cost money? Do you
expect the League to eat the extra cost just because you live
halfway around the world? When I worked in the Middle East my QSTs
came by slow boat - literally - some 6 weeks later unless I wanted
them sent by air mail at my expense (which I did).

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Former ARRL Assistant Pacific Division Director