[AMRadio] OO observation

[W5AMI]

I've tried to stay out of this thread since I am an OO and the OOC for the
AR Section..

The OO job is one of the most "thankless" positions you can get into these
days.

Bottom line from my point of view; there is no one to truly back you (as an
OO) up.  I've had people threaten my life before in a round about way that
I could do nothing about, nor would those I work for touch it with a ten
foot pole.

In 95% of the cases where I, or one of my OO's have sent an OO advisory
card, all it does is give the recipient something else to b**ch, and brag
about, and just continue to do what they did, and even at times, get worse.
 They will often brag about having it "framed" to put on their wall.

>From what I can see at this point, the FCC does not give a rat's A** about
ham radio violations, and I see this as a certain demise of our hobby.  I
could mention names at the commission, but will refrain from that in
public.  I will say that I miss Riley very much.

Compared to what I've monitored on ALL the bands, things like running 1500+
watts, forgetting to ID within 10 minutes, etc., is simply petty.

Don't get me wrong.  The OO program. by definition is a great idea, but if
the OO's (those who are truly qualified) are ignored on their reporting,
what good does it do anymore?

Ham radio has been dumbed down, and I hate to say it, but we will now have
to live with it and blend into the mix, or just give it up...

Brian / w5ami



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Brian Sherrod - A.R.S. W5AMI
My website: "Arkansas Airwaves <http://arkansasairwaves.net>"
Committee - QWHA <http://menahamfest.org> (Queen Wilhelmina Hamfest
Assoctiation)
Arkansas Assistant Section Manager
ARRL Arkansas Official Observer Coordinator (OOC)
Section Website: ARRL Arkansas <http://ararrl.org>