[Scan-DC] Statewide Agencies Radio System

[b_thom at juno.com]

[observe how bottom posting makes the thread proceed along the lines of
natural conversation]

> > > >On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 23:47:38 -0400, John Vittone
> > > <w3jmv at vittone.org> wrote:
> > > > > Virginia Launches Cutting-Edge Communications System
> > > > > Friday July 16, 2004 1:31pm
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0704/159705.html

> > > >From: dehm <dehmmy at gmail.com>
> > > >To: John Vittone <w3jmv at vittone.org>
> > > >CC: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> > > >Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Statewide Agencies Radio System
> > > >Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 01:25:00 -0400
> > > >
> > > >HAHAHA SARS!
> > 
> > 
> > On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 11:37:44 -0400 "Doug K." 
> <oldsdoug at hotmail.com>
> > writes:
> > > whoops.  could have chosen a  better acronym than that!

On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 14:54:09 -0400, b_thom at juno.com 
> <b_thom at juno.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > The acronym is STARS, not SARS. From the article:
> > 
> > "The Statewide Agencies Radio System, or STARS, ultimately will 
> link 20
> > state agencies and local law enforcement agencies with 
> state-of-the-art
> > digital voice and encrypted data communication."


On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 22:04:08 -0400 dehm <dehmmy at gmail.com> writes:
> yeah but the only reason theres a T there is because it would be a 
> bad
> acronym to use the first letter of each word thus being SARS..


This is not an unusual practice. The coalition opposed to high-speed rail
service in Florida is DEBT - DErail the Bullet Train.