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In article , Alun
writes: Personally, I don't have a cell phone, so if I lost wired phone service I would only have ham radio to fall back on. Oddly enough, cell phones have not yet spread to every man, woman and child, but I don't know anyone who doesn't have a phone number. Alun, according to the Census Bureau's data as of 2003, there are 100 million cellular telephone subscriptions in the USA. That's about one for every three citizens. Rather large "spread," I'd say. :-) If every licensed amateur in the USA had one useable radio, then the number of amateur radios would be one per about 430 citizens. Not as big a "spread." LHA / WMD |
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ospam (Larry Roll K3LT) wrote in message ...
In article , (William) writes: Lennie's insistance that Amateur Radio "always" saves the day is his way of skewing the results in his favor. Oh, contraire! Larry Roll has set up many a scenario where not only is amateur radio the ONLY means to save the day, but only ONE particular mode is suitable to save the day. He's done it again and again. Are we Not to believe Roll? Billy: My "scenarios" are always built around a simple premise: That there is, in fact, a licensed (and CW-capable) radio amateur at the scene of my "scenario," that he has functional radio equipment at his disposal, and prevailing operating conditions preclude the use of voice modes such as FM or SSB. I don't recall making any inference that CW is the "only" mode that can "save the day" ...just that unless you know the code, you can't use it when you may need it! 73 de Larry, K3LT "...operating conditions preclude the use of voice modes such as FM or SSB." Every time. |
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(William) wrote in message . com...
(Steve Robeson, K4CAP) wrote in message . com... The post I responded to was from your douchebag friend. Exact same is quoted verbatim above. Stebe, I have no douche bag friends, unless you believe yourself to be my friend. Sure you do. You have publically proclaimed your admiration for Lennie Anderson on several occassions. Lennie has been documented in countless lies and acts of antagonism and misrepresentation. That, in my book, makes Lennie a douchebag. So, has Roll not claimed that Ham Radio always saves the day? He has claimed it has "saved the day"... I have never seen him say "always". You or Sir Putzalot will have to provide me a cite of a post wherein he did. FACTS have proven that Amateur Radio HAS "saved the day" on occassions too numerous to count. What exactly am I to try again? Acting like a man...It may be hard, but you'd not be the first puppet to experience it... Sgteve, K4YZ |
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Alun wrote in message . ..
And your point is...? I'm not really sure what you're getting at, but my point was that it is reasonable to assume that everyone has a TV and a phone, for example, but we're not yet at that point with cellphones. Close, but not there yet. Of course, I would say that, as I don't have one. The level of use of ham radio is not particularly relevant to the discussion, except in that there are clearly enough of us to help out in an emergency. OK, Alun, lets look at it another way. We agree that cellular phones can be useful in an emergency. We agree that not everyone has a cellular phone, maybe only 1/3 of the US population. We know that there are very, very, very few amateur radio operators per capita in the US population. We can conclude that most people have better access to cellular phones in an emergency than they have access to amateur radio. |
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(Steve Robeson, K4CAP) wrote in message . com...
(William) wrote in message . com... (Steve Robeson, K4CAP) wrote in message . com... The post I responded to was from your douchebag friend. Exact same is quoted verbatim above. Stebe, I have no douche bag friends, unless you believe yourself to be my friend. Sure you do. You have publically proclaimed your admiration for Lennie Anderson on several occassions. I have admired Len's ability to get to the truth in spite of the overwhelming personal attacks on his character. Lennie has been documented in countless lies and acts of antagonism and misrepresentation. Now we have TAFKARJ editing posts. What's next? That, in my book, makes Lennie a douchebag. Hmmm. You must be the run-off. So, has Roll not claimed that Ham Radio always saves the day? He has claimed it has "saved the day"... I have never seen him say "always". He always sets up his scenario where only amateur radio can save the day. That makes it "always." You or Sir Putzalot will have to provide me a cite of a post wherein he did. Cite yourself. FACTS have proven that Amateur Radio HAS "saved the day" on occassions too numerous to count. FACTS have proven that cellular telephones HAVE "saved the day" on occassions too numerous to count. What exactly am I to try again? Acting like a man...It may be hard, but you'd not be the first puppet to experience it... Sgteve, K4YZ Thanks Sgt. Steve. You are dismissed. |
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Alun wrote in message . ..
(Len Over 21) wrote in : In article , Alun writes: Personally, I don't have a cell phone, so if I lost wired phone service I would only have ham radio to fall back on. Oddly enough, cell phones have not yet spread to every man, woman and child, but I don't know anyone who doesn't have a phone number. Alun, according to the Census Bureau's data as of 2003, there are 100 million cellular telephone subscriptions in the USA. That's about one for every three citizens. Rather large "spread," I'd say. :-) If every licensed amateur in the USA had one useable radio, then the number of amateur radios would be one per about 430 citizens. Not as big a "spread." LHA / WMD And your point is...? Hey...! It's LENNIE, Alun! No point is necessary! The level of use of ham radio is not particularly relevant to the discussion, except in that there are clearly enough of us to help out in an emergency. And that they do, over and over and over, yet His Putziness still insists that such is not the case, reams of evidence to the contrary. 73 Steve, K4YZ |
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Dave Heil wrote in message ...
William (AKA Brain Burke, from what is surely but one of several screen names used in this forum) wrote: You're still good for a few laughs. The laughs, as usual, appear to be on you. I'd love to hear more of your amateur radio contesting exploits. I'd probably pick up a tip or too. Your insight into DXing was extremely valueable. I am sure that he'd be the center of attention at a CB Jamboree, "enlightening" those impressionable souls with his "wisdom" on such antics...Until, of course, someone had the temerity to ask him to provide some evidence of his exploits. And of course he could throw in some well timed colloquialisms like "flat side", "swing" and "dead key" and they'd be putty in his (cold and clammy) hands. Or maybe not... 73 Steve, K4YZ |
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