Dan/W4NTI wrote:
"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
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Ernie wrote:

Cmd Buzz Corey wrote in message
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TOM wrote:


To continue the thread...

'ARRL Publishing Empire LLC' looses again and Ham radio operator couch
potatoes watch TV...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb293047.htm

[snip]
HARTFORD, CT (PRWEB) Oct 6, 2005 - In the aftermath of Hurricane

Katrina,


it's become clear that a major contributing factor to the tragic loss of
life was the near total breakdown of communication systems. Once
electricity, telephone, and cell phone services failed, people were

unable


to let rescuers know of their dire situations -- and died as a result.

What could be a simple, instant, and virtually zero-cost solution?

"Establish a National SOS Radio Network (www.NationalSOS.com)," says

Eric


Knight, CEO of UP Aerospace, Inc. (www.upaerospace.com). "There are

millions


of 'Family Radio Service' or 'FRS' radios already in use by the public

for


camping, boating, and hiking, and there are 675,000 licensed ham radio
operators in America -- people renown and prepared for emergency
communications. The output frequencies of FRS radios are easily received

by


the radio gear ham radio operators use daily. That's the magic link in

this


emergency communication strategy."

Knight went on to say, "The best part of a National SOS Radio Network is
that it wouldn't require new laws or any new legislation whatsoever. It
could go into effect, today. Once the ham radio community is made aware

to


listen for the public's emergency broadcasts on an FRS frequency, the
national network will be up and running. It's as simple as that."
[snip]

So... it will be the FRS that will respond to the needs of a national
frequency for emergency communications and not the amateur

community---lets


see you blame that on the loss of telegraphy.

TOM



You obviously have a reading comprehension problem. Notice it states
that the hams will listen for emergency traffic on the FRS frequencies
and FRS will be the link to the ham radio network.


Let me see now... I have a reading comprehension problem... There are
MILLIONS of FRS users compared to 675,000 couch potatoes. What makes you
think that the proposal for a National SOS Radio Network is going to make
any changes to Amateur Radio Service response to national disasters?
APPARENTLY, AMATEUR SERVICE FAILED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A NATIONAL
RESPONSE
TO DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS IN THE FIRST PLACE---THAT'S WHY FRS IS GOING
TO
TAKE THE PLACE OF THE AMATEUR SERVICE!


And millions more cell phone users. Let the cell phone users make up the
emergency network, eh?

- Mike KB3EIA -


Amazing how some minds can get things so out of phase, isn't it? hi.

I wonder how this FRS service with toy radio's is going to talk past the end
of their block?

I think the idea is that person 1 transmits to the end of his block,
then person 2 transmits to the end of their block. And so on and so on.
Be just like the olde days when the "relay" meant something in ARRL.
They will need every one of those "millions" of FRS radio owners.



Oh with that useless ham stuff? On Vhf/Uhf.....uh....Oh I
get it, FRS and V/UHF ham radio will be the emergency channel and then
carrier pigeon will take care of the long haul stuff.

One thing about it....Ya just cain't fix stupid.

Just like trying to polish a turd.....

- Mike KB3EIA -