[Boatanchors] ALERT: AM Under Attack - WA3VJB
[email protected]
[email protected]
Sun, 22 Jun 2003 20:06:03 -0400
Hey John:
Where did this message (Colburn wrote it), that you are responding to,
originate from (what reflector)? I can't find the message in the
Boatanchors archives for the month of June.
Pete, WA2CWA
On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 17:02:48 -0400 W2AGN <[email protected]> writes:
> On 20 Jun 2003 at 16:25, Colburn wrote:
>
> > I have 40 years of direct knowledge that Hams have been at war on
> the
> > air -- and there are thousands of posts, dozens of articles in Ham
> mags,
> > and dozens of FCC citations to back me up.
> >
> > I know from Riley Hollingsworth's own lips (here in Tampa Bay at
> an ARRL
> > Convention a couple of years ago) that the FCC is very troubled,
> and has
> > been for long, with our inability to successfully self-regulate.
> He has
> > for several years warned that the FCC had its limits of tolerance
> and
> > that they were reluctant to add any spectrum because of the
> problems on
> > existing spectrum.
>
> <SNIP>
>
> Boy, after reading all this, I sure am glad we have folks like this
> to
> watch out for us, and make sure the "bad boys" are put to bed
> without any
> dinner. It's good to know that in spite of 99% of hams being no
> good,
> inconsiderate, nasty and downright naughty, there is 1% like our
> hero
> here, to take up the staff of righteousness.
>
> I'll sleep better tonight, knowing folks like this are around.
>
> ---
> +-++-++-++-++-+ John L. Sielke
> |W||2||A||G||N| http://www.w2agn.net [UPDATED]
> +-++-++-++-++-+ Ex-K3HLU,TF2WKT,W7JEF,W4MPC,N4JS
________________________________________________________________
The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand!
Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER!
Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!