I have read all of the comments sent to this reflectors, to the ARRL Web Site address and several other reflectors regarding license proposal changes. Since I...
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RayVoss@...
Aug 3, 1998 4:15 am
Certainly there are hams (and presumably clubs) that are not "Welcoming". However, I can say that since I got into the hobby formally in 1991, I have enjoyed...
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Kelvin D. Olson (n0mql)
n0mql@...
Aug 3, 1998 3:36 pm
... And then Kelvin, one of the goofiest hams known to man, says: A few... a few. ... That's mostly because something about your voice leads us to believe you ...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Aug 3, 1998 4:22 pm
In the same vein as Tod's "radio club from hell", the following reproduced from an issue of "Quarter Wave" (TCFMC newsletter). The Old Grouch sez........ ...
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Kelvin D. Olson (n0mql)
n0mql@...
Aug 3, 1998 5:32 pm
I know I originally got this from a ham... probably one from this list. But I got it again today from a co-worker, and it made me mindful of Ray's stories of...
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Tod Olson
tao@...
Aug 3, 1998 8:15 pm
Ray said: "Certainly, we could all improve our skills at welcoming new people, but I'd also suggest, that when we try to elmer new hams, we encourage them to...
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Lee Blaske
lblaske@...
Aug 4, 1998 2:53 am
Don't get me wrong, I like hamfests. I've been known to drop a bundle at these events, and have participated in putting on these event for different clubs....
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Lee Blaske
lblaske@...
Aug 4, 1998 2:53 am
... Tod, You're an extremely wise and knowledgable individual, and we're extremely fortunate to have you looking after our interests at the ARRL. You are, ...
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Steve Weisbrod
sweisbrod@...
Aug 4, 1998 2:18 pm
Lee I think you have it all wrong. All the Hamfests I know about are all put on by volunteers who give their time energy and sometimes money to make the ...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Aug 4, 1998 3:24 pm
1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 ... Lee, I am not a lawyer (my parents were married to each other) nor do I play one on...
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Kelvin D. Olson (n0mql)
n0mql@...
Aug 4, 1998 4:33 pm
... Then Kelvin, one goof who has been known to talk about his own posterior crevice in public, says: Wow... strong language... which you contradict later. ......
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Kelvin D. Olson (n0mql)
n0mql@...
Aug 4, 1998 5:02 pm
At 10:08 AM 8/4/98 -0500, you wrote: 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 Which I didn't really understand, but I enjoyed,...
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Frank Karnauskas
fwk@...
Aug 4, 1998 5:41 pm
Always interesting discussions. What does "pecuniary interest" mean? It could be argued that a station operated by a club that is incorporated as a...
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hans_brakob@...
Aug 4, 1998 5:42 pm
... I can't guage the "intent", only the "letter" of Part 97. My Funk & Wagnalls defines the word pecuniary as "of or involving money". Says nothing about...
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Lee Blaske
lblaske@...
Aug 4, 1998 9:05 pm
... But it *is* part of conducting business for the ARCC, RC and RS. All three of these organizations do a hefty amount of business at hamfests. Getting hams,...
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Lee Blaske
lblaske@...
Aug 4, 1998 9:05 pm
... I agree with the above, but I don't think that Avery could have weaseled out of illegal operation by simply using his own mike. I would assume that such...
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CTSI-MAIL
alj@...
Aug 4, 1998 11:26 pm
How about the use of the of 76 repeater its your ticket there also. I believe an announcement is different than conducting business. Also the License holder...
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Hans Brakob
hansbrakob@...
Aug 5, 1998 2:09 am
... 97.205(g) says: g. The control operator of a repeater that retransmits inadvertently communiations that violate the rules in this Part is not accountable ...
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Kelvin D. Olson (n0mql)
n0mql@...
Aug 5, 1998 3:26 am
... ...And you want me to believe that if they had gone there for any OTHER reason, they WOULDN'T have made the purchase? While the traffic pattern doesn't...
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Lee Blaske
lblaske@...
Aug 5, 1998 3:26 am
To put things into perspective, I think some of the challenges posed to ham radio by large-scale, commercially oriented hamfests are only one facet of the...
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Tod Olson
tao@...
Aug 5, 1998 3:33 am
I can't help but responding in the matter of "on-the-air" announcements concerning Hamfest Minnesota. If, for some reason, Hamfest Minnesota were not held or...
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Lee Blaske
lblaske@...
Aug 5, 1998 3:33 am
... For clarification (and Hans, I know you're fully aware of this), Avery, who's a very law abiding chap, was merely reading a prepared announcement put...
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RayVoss@...
Aug 5, 1998 1:38 pm
Your comments are interesting --- - I think, however, that you don't lend a lot to the discussion with such words as "enormous" and "huge", etc. One person's...
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RayVoss@...
Aug 5, 1998 1:39 pm
FYI - - - - the earliest experiences I mentioned were when I was a "tech plus" with my old call sign (N0PQM) and included some Amateur Extras "slowing way ...
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spirit
spirit@...
Aug 5, 1998 1:39 pm
At 11.15 8/4/1998 -0500, n0mql wrote in response to the venerable k0hb: [most of exchange on hamfest "advertising" snipped] ... Where is Phil Kane when we...
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Lee Blaske
lblaske@...
Aug 5, 1998 1:39 pm
... Tod is correct on this account. That remark was offensive. I retract it and apologize to all. Lee N0IZ ... Read this list on the Web at...
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spirit
spirit@...
Aug 5, 1998 1:39 pm
... IMO, the amateurs who "know something was missing" would have only themselves to blame for not supporting such an event to keep it going. It's conceivable...
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Kelvin D. Olson (n0mql)
n0mql@...
Aug 5, 1998 4:44 pm
... But certainly you don't think we can stop the world from progressing by using lesser technology... even if we ALL do it, do you? ... Hey, Tony... thanks...
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Kelvin D. Olson (n0mql)
n0mql@...
Aug 5, 1998 5:16 pm
... ...amongst other things. Very eloquent, indeed. Thanks for joining the discussion. Now, would you do us all a favor and identify yourself? I may have...
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Hans Brakob
k0hb@...
Aug 5, 1998 8:25 pm
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