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Re: [TowerTalk] Website Alarms the Public about ANTENNAS

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Website Alarms the Public about ANTENNAS
From: Jim Rhodes <k0xu@iowadsl.net>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 10:55:35 -0500
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They don't want to be educated, they just want to make a buck by 
instilling fear and exploiting that fear.

At 09:12 AM 5/18/2006, doc wrote:
> > Just hate to see people try to profit on and create new fears in an
> > uninformed public to the detriment of the hobby.
>
>Has anyone communicated with the site owner?
>
>Perhaps he/she could be invited to a Club meeting
>or to visit an EOC and be educated about the value
>and safety of antennas.
>
>Perhaps the site owner does not know about the
>recent FCC regs re. transmitting antenna safety?
>
>It may turn out that with some gentle education
>the site owner could be turned to promoting Ham
>antennas and towers as important to public safety
>during emergencies.
>
>So many people are mis-educated by anti-everything
>refugees from the 60's in schools and colleges that
>they live in ignorance-bred fear and paranoia.
>
>--
>Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e  http://bibleseven.com
>Ham Links: http://bibleseven.com/hl.html
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