[ICOM] ham radio industry

[Steve Lewis]

All right, gang...this topic is closed.  Let's get back to 
Icom-specifics, please.

-73-

On 3/17/2011 11:14 AM, Kelly Taylor wrote:
> I think everyone needs to take a step back from DEFCON 1 on this: just
> because someone asks a question about one element of a disaster in no way
> means they are insensitive to the other elements of that disaster.
>
> I doubt anyone would, or should, post non-ICOM discussions on an ICOM
> reflector. Honouring the ICOM-only nature of a discussion group is not a
> sign of insensitivity.
>
> 73, kelly
> ve4xt
>
>
> On 3/17/11 8:33 AM, "Diane&  Edward Swynar"<deswynar at xplornet.ca>  wrote:
>
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> I gotta weigh-in on this one,&  say that I concur 100% with Ray...
>>
>> With literally THOUSANDS of innocent Japanese having lost their loved ones,
>> their homes, and their livlihoods---to say nothing of the potential looming
>> nuclear disaster that threatens ALL of us here on planet earth---to fret
>> publicly&  wring one's hands about any disruption to the receipt of our
>> radio toys is astomishingly insensitive and utterly crass.
>>
>> ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
>>
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:<rayswan at rochester.rr.com>
>> To: "ICOM Reflector"<icom at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 7:04 AM
>> Subject: Re: [ICOM] ham radio industry
>>
>>
>>> I would burn my ham radio gear right now if I thought for a minute that it
>> would heat those poor souls trying to keep their kids warm while sleeping
>> under the stars in 0degree temperatures.
>>>
>>> I'm a little embarrassed that we think of ourselves first when we have so
>> much.  Picture yourself for a minute standing on a roadway with rubble all
>> around you and nothing but the clothes on your back. Were it me I'd be
>> thinking about where I could find a place to hole up for the night and maybe
>> something to eat.  It's not just here, I see it on the news too.  Sorry to
>> take this tone with you all but we will get through the loss of our radio
>> gear much easier then the victims will get through the loss of their homes
>> tonight.
>>>
>>> ray swan  -NV2A
>>>
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