Lawyerphobia? You Bet!

[ND8L at aol.com]

Hi Bill...

Interesting comments...but the lack of a ham's ability to prove he/she was in
compliance...would be the downfall of anyone trying to prove he/she WASN'T in
compliance.  "No, your Honor, I haven't used my radio in years."  ...or... "I
just use that equipment to listen" ...or..."I never use more than 50 watts
ERP."  And, of course, the $64,000 question..."Tell me, Dr. Bafoonik...as the
nation's leading gynecologist, what quanitative scientific data lead you to
believe that Grannie's goiter was caused by ND8L's amateur radio station and
not by that 1.5 million watt ERP UHF TV station less than 1/2 mile from her
home? (Or the freakin' microwave?)"

The real scary issue is that the FCC didn't seem to preempt the local and
state agencies from implementing their own standards.  That should make the
collective blood of  the fraternity run cold.

By the way, if I wasn't already my own insurance agent, I'd be calling my
agent first thing tommorrow morning and discussing the purchase of a Personal
Liability Umbrella Policy with him/her.  Dust off your homeowner's insurance
policy and take a look at the liability section...if you WERE sued for
causing Grannie's tumor/goiter/twich or $200 a day crack habit...that may be
considered bodily injury liability, and as such, could be considered a
covered loss.   Just the same as if your neighbor's twelve year old took a
tumble while trying to scale Mt. Rohn in your backyard. 

And call me a skeptic...but you had best believe that your friendly,
neighborhood member of the personal injury bar (if he/she/it can find
his/her/its ass with both hands) knows one thing real well: your Homeowner's
Insurance Company probably has much deeper pockets than you do.  And I want
to make sure those pockets are REAL deep...hence the Umbrella Policy.

Wow...did I open another can of worms or what?

I think I'm going to take up macrame'.

73, Ray


"What a revoltin' development dis is!"
                - Chester A. Riley    

>From morpheus%ncc.moc.kw at TGV.COM (morpheus at ncc.moc.kw)  Mon Aug 12 07:07:50 1996
From: morpheus%ncc.moc.kw at TGV.COM (morpheus at ncc.moc.kw) (morpheus at ncc.moc.kw)
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 96 03:07:50 -0300
Subject: E-mail address change!!
Message-ID: <199608120608.DAA04677 at ncc.moc.kw>

Hi all,

  I have changed my e-mail address, and if any one had sent me any message in
the past 5 days please send it again to the new address:-

morpheus at moc.kw

Thank you

de 9k2hn


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>From weightdn at bright.net (Mike Rhodes)  Mon Aug 12 02:58:08 1996
From: weightdn at bright.net (Mike Rhodes) (Mike Rhodes)
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 21:58:08 -0400
Subject: DX4WIN Does LogMaster Now
Message-ID: <199608120200.WAA04579 at brutus.bright.net>

Just visited DX4WIN website (http://www.erols.com/pvander) and see that
v1.07 is out as of 8 Aug. One of the changes is that it will now import
WB2OPA Logmaster files. There is a demo file available if you care to try
it out. 

The usual disclaimers; no commercial interest, just a satisfied customer,
etc., etc.

Tnx & 73 de	Mike / W8DN
		weightdn at bright.net


>From kc4zv at iquest.com (Greg Richard KC4ZV)  Mon Aug 12 03:53:49 1996
From: kc4zv at iquest.com (Greg Richard KC4ZV) (Greg Richard KC4ZV)
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 21:53:49 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: New Ham forum
Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.93.960811214111.6546B-100000 at vespucci.iquest.com>


I am doing an Intro to Contesting forum at the Huntsville Alabama
hamfest this weekend.  I plan to cover the basic terms of contesting,
info on cq-contest reflector, dx reflector, contest logging reflectors,
basic info on domestic contests, why not to use the "last two" in a dx
pile up.

I will have a handout on how to subscribe to various contest related 
magazines, all the "tips" I can think of and reasons TO operate in
contests.  

If YOU were attending this forum wfhat information could I present that 
would make you want to try contesting?  Also, What would be the one piece
of advice YOU as an experienced contestor would want to pass on to a
newcomer?

Thanks 

Greg
KC4ZV


>From dleclair at efn.org (Cleve D Leclair)  Mon Aug 12 05:51:05 1996
From: dleclair at efn.org (Cleve D Leclair) (Cleve D Leclair)
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 21:51:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Contest related questions...
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960811214922.29772A-100000 at garcia.efn.org>


Hi Tom, There is a way to give spots es not see any with CT contest
software....I hvn't done it latly but I know it can be done...

Cleve - N7IXG/AE