Lots of help can be had when FREE BEER is offered up. There is a bar in
McGregor, MN that posts a sign 'Free beer tomorrow'
Gary - KN0V
On Sun, Apr 1, 2018 at 12:15 PM, Joe Papworth via TenTec <
tentec@contesting.com> wrote:
> Thought so.
> The reflector made it almost impossible to read. Oh well...
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Papworth via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
> To: tentec <tentec@contesting.com>
> Cc: k8mp <k8mp@aol.com>
> Sent: Sun, Apr 1, 2018 1:11 pm
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Useful Information
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> Touché.... (I hope the reflector doesn't discombobulate the paragraph
> formatting) NRA Proposes “Million Ham March” Oldham, Connecticut - The
> NRA (National Radio Association) has proposed a march on Washington by some
> one-million amateur radio operators to protest what they refer to as the
> “Abuse of a wonderful human resource.” An NRA spokesperson, who asked to
> remain anonymous, said that repeated requests for immediate action on
> pending federal legislation have gotten nowhere and that a “Call to Action”
> is now needed. The bill, apparently stalled on Capitol Hill, would allow
> U.S. amateur operators to use the privileges they have already earned by
> obtaining federally issued licenses. “We are simply asking for congress to
> ensure that we are permitted to do what the FCC has already licensed us to
> do” the NRA rep said. The group faces stiff opposition from local
> governments and home-owners associations around the country who do not want
> outdoor antennas cropping up in their localities and neighborhoods. “What
> would be next, tomato plants and dog runs in people’s yards?” asked an
> attorney from NML. The firm represents many HOA’s that have banded together
> and they threaten a class-action lawsuit if legislation favorable to the
> NRA’s demands is passed. NML is seeking the participation of additional
> HOA’s and localities to strengthen their position.Interested parties can
> contact them at www.NoMansLand.com. The NRA has put its fate in the
> fed’s hands. “One of the FCC’s stated purposes for the amateur service is
> ‘The promotion of international goodwill.’ We cannot fulfil that lofty goal
> without adequate antennas installed at the amateur’s homes. The time has
> come for congress to stand with us by enforcing existing federal statutes.”
> Opponents of the NRA have questioned the group’s ability to even muster
> one-million radio amateurs, also known as “Ham” operators. “We really don’t
> think there are that many around”, they said. “There are currently well
> over 700,000 licensed amateurs in the U.S.” said the NRA spokesperson. “We
> have planned an all-out recruiting blitz to push us over the one-million
> mark before the protest takes place.” One potential source of new
> licensees is the so-called sanctuary cities. “Illegals in those cities have
> demonstrated an uncanny ability to obtain falsified government documents of
> all kinds. While we don’t condone such practices, we intend to take full
> advantage of them.” said the NRA. Some amateurs have grown impatient with
> the NRA and congress. “We are tired of waiting for something good to
> happen” said one Ham. “Many of us have spent thousands of dollars on
> equipment that we can’t even use.” Small demonstrations have already
> occurred in some locations One group, calling itself “The RadioActivists”,
> allegedly disrupted cell phone communications in their area by jamming the
> frequencies of one local cell carrier. “They are not licensed to transmit
> on our frequencies and they know it”, said a company spokesman. “But unless
> the FCC catches them in the act, there is nothing they can do.” A
> RadioActivist spokesman refused to comment. In another city, amateurs
> clashed with authorities at the home of a newly-licensed Ham as they
> assisted him in installing his first antenna. Carrying signs that said
> “SHACK LIVES MATTER”, they formed a human wall around him as he dug a hole
> for his radio tower. The situation escalated for a time as some of the Hams
> apparently threw dirt clods in the direction of a sheriff’s deputy. “No
> Way” said one of the amateurs. “We were simply tossing the dirt from the
> tower hole onto a pile. It’s gotta go somewhere, right? Besides, I grew up
> with that rent-a-cop and he’s an idiot.” Some citizens are concerned about
> the levels of radiation that the Ham antennas could emit. “I don’t want my
> kids exposed to that stuff” said one man. “Besides, it might cause
> interference with the games they play on their smart phones with their
> friends. It’s a good way for them to occupy themselves while the wife and I
> are busy with other things.” Uncertainty about where this will all lead is
> causing legislators to be mum about it. “No one up there will even talk to
> us” said the NRA spokesperson. “It’s a shame it has come to this but we
> feel that a march is the only way to raise the public’s awareness of the
> situation. It seems that every group in America has their own month to get
> everyone’s attention. Last month everybody focused on breasts. Our month is
> coming soon.” -----Original Message----- From: Rick <Rick@dj0ip.de>
> To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment' <tentec@contesting.com> Sent: Sun,
> Apr 1, 2018 6:06 am Subject: [TenTec] OT: Useful Information Hi Guys and
> Gals, I took advantage of the Easter Holiday to do some work on my web
> site. Here are a few pages that might interest you: * New RF Choke
> Design: Maxwell House RF Choke <http://www.dj0ip.de/cutting-
> edge-ant/maxwell-house-choke/> * Cutting Edge Antennas <
> http://www.dj0ip.de/cutting-edge-ant/> * New Armstrong Rotor <
> http://www.dj0ip.de/spiderbeam/the-spiderbeam/armstrong-rotor/> * New
> 23cm Spiderbeam Yagi <http://www.dj0ip.de/spiderbeam/23cm-yagi/> Some of
> you may find this information useful. 73, and Happy Easter Rick, DJ0IP (Nr.
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