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No need for the hams. Communications are working perfectly.
This is another example of the ARRL and Hams taking a natural disaster and trying to promote themselves with it for their selfish gain. |
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On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:10:24 -0700 (PDT), SC Dxing
wrote: No need for the hams. Communications are working perfectly. This is another example of the ARRL and Hams taking a natural disaster and trying to promote themselves with it for their selfish gain. Do you have any idea how fast communications can go down ? |
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SC Dxing wrote:
No need for the hams. Communications are working perfectly. This is another example of the ARRL and Hams taking a natural disaster and trying to promote themselves with it for their selfish gain. "Another" example? "Gain"? What "gain" is there in providing public service while working in a cold or wet or dangerous disaster area under emergency conditions? The article you ridicule said "officials in North Dakota's Cass County and Minnesota's Clay County requested the assistance of local amateurs". Hmmm, the county -officials- *requested* the hams help. Yup, sure sounds like the hams are trying to 'selfishly' promote -themselves-. "Initially, hams supported the area, helping out with coordinating food and water requests for the Salvation Army and Red Cross". "...ham activity is morphing from dike preparations to developing emergency communications for evacuations, in the event should that become necessary". Please refer to the FRONT PAGE article in the Wall Street Journal, praising the hams for their good work in being the -only- communications in many places during Katrina. Hams have a long and proud history of providing communications in times of disaster. Sorry, but to me, your post sounds like the petulant and childish whining of a ham "wannabe" that couldn't cut the mustard. |
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On Mar 31, 5:42*am, Billy Burpelson wrote:
SC Dxing wrote: No need for the hams. Communications are working perfectly. This is another example of the ARRL and Hams taking a natural disaster and trying to promote themselves with it for their selfish gain. "Another" example? "Gain"? What "gain" is there in providing public service while working in a cold or wet or dangerous disaster area under emergency conditions? The article you ridicule said "officials in North Dakota's Cass County and Minnesota's Clay County requested the assistance of local amateurs". Hmmm, the county -officials- *requested* the hams help. Yup, sure sounds like the hams are trying to 'selfishly' promote -themselves-. "Initially, hams supported the area, helping out with coordinating food and water requests for the Salvation Army and Red Cross". "...ham activity is morphing from dike preparations to developing emergency communications for evacuations, in the event should that become necessary". Please refer to the FRONT PAGE article in the Wall Street Journal, praising the hams for their good work in being the -only- communications in many places during Katrina. Hams have a long and proud history of providing communications in times of disaster. Sorry, but to me, your post sounds like the petulant and childish whining of a ham "wannabe" that couldn't cut the mustard. Having a Back-Up ARRL/HAM Communications System Ready and Operational and Not Having To Use It : Is Called - ACTIVE PREPAREDNESS ! |
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