[Wswss] FW: Fwd: [sdsixshooters] Representation of Ham Radio in th e Season Premier of JERICO on CBS

[dbubke at juno.com]

Does our Ham community feel so persecuted and misunderstood that we 
have to try and correct what appears to be misconceptions in a 
fictional story?

I saw that 'Jericho' episode twice. The amateur operator that was 
asked for radio assistance by the Mayor simply told the Mayor that it 
would cost the Mayor 50 cents for the radio call. It was apparent that 
the radio operator didn't like the Mayor, and would not oblige him 
a 'free phone call' due to whatever feud was going on between them. 
This was also demonstrated by the Mayor's reluctance to visit the 
operator's home to ask for help. It was their poor relationship that 
prompted the 50 cent remark. 

Sorry for wasting bandwidth,
Dan K6NKC


-- "Steven Rapata" <kg6tcv at hotmail.com> wrote:


>From: Joe Acevedo <n6six at yahoo.com>
>To: elcajonarc at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Fwd: [sdsixshooters] Representation of Ham Radio in the 
Season 
>Premier of JERICO on CBS
>Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:05:49 -0700 (PDT)
>
>This was written by a local amateur radio operator and should be read 
by 
>all hams.  Pass this along to your amateur radio friends not on this 
>reflector.
>
>   -Joe, N6SIX
>
>
>"Paul C. Thompson" <n6pc at cox.net> wrote:
>   To: <n1rl at arrl.org>,
><emergency at arrl.org>,
><wv1x at arrl.org>,
><sdsixshooters at yahoogroups.com>,
><wa6mhz at cox.net>,
><SDGARES at yahoogroups.com>
>From: "Paul C. Thompson" <n6pc at cox.net>
>Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:37:16 -0700
>Subject: [sdsixshooters] Representation of Ham Radio in the Season 
Premier 
>of JERICO on CBS
>
>           Below is my feedback to CBS on their PrimeTime program 
Jerico on 
>Wednesday night 8PM.
>
>
>   To CBS:
>
>   Who was responsible for the irresponsible writing about the ham 
radio 
>operator in your program Jerico.. It was such a poor choice.
>
>   If you recall as recently as last year the "HAM" radio operators 
were 
>about the only viable means of communication in the disaster of 
Katrina and 
>Rita..
>
>   If your writers had a hint of common sense they would remember 
that..
>
>   Secondarly, ham operators DO not take ANY compensation for the use 
of 
>their communications equipment or skills..
>
>   You probably have also forgotten that during the War in Kuwait it 
was 
>the "HAM" radio operator in Kuwait that provided CBS News the 
pipeline of 
>information, at the risk of his own life.
>
>   On behalf of the "Ham" radio operators around the world I feel 
that your 
>portrait of "Ham Radio", in your program Jerico, is a very poor 
>representation of the value in time of disaster.
>
>   Amateur Radio operators stand ready to assist the public at a time 
of 
>need and your writers have made it appear that they are some weird 
alien 
>chasers.
>
>   I take offense to your presentation of those hard working 
individuals 
>that even put their lives on the line to make sure that there is a 
last 
>link of communication when the standard radio, TV. Internet, cell 
phones, 
>public safety and many of the communications systems that you take 
for 
>granted each day, are no longer usable..
>
>   I would suggest that you give great consideration about your 
future 
>representation of "ham radio" as this program progresses.. The 
initial 
>damage has been done by your poor writing of the facts.. Maybe you 
can do 
>something to salvage future encounters.
>
>   Copies of this e-mail will also be distributed to the amateur 
radio 
>community. I hope that  CBS can improve their understanding of 
what "Ham 
>Radio" means to the public.
>
>   Try talking to Walter Cronkite!
>
>   Paul C. Thompson, N6PC, San Diego, CA
>
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