[RFI] Wireless Power Transfer with electric vehicles - politics is over

[Kim Elmore]

Bravo! Thank you, Tim!

Kim N5OP

On 4/12/2021 7:07 PM, Tim Duffy wrote:
> Let's drop all political references in our emails.
>
> Let's get back to 100% RFI. There is lots to clean up!
>
> 73
> Tim K3LR
> RFI Reflector Founder and Moderator
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RFI [mailto:rfi-bounces+k3lr=k3lr.com at contesting.com] On Behalf Of David Eckhardt
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2021 7:57 PM
> To: Rob Atkinson
> Cc: rfi
> Subject: Re: [RFI] Wireless Power Transfer with electric vehicles
>
> Note that the new QRZ policy specifically allows remarks regarding the FCC
> (and their inaction when it comes to Part 15, in general).   Read the last
> paragraph on my QRZ page.  It's all from experience and not snake oil,
> political flaming, or heresay.  Other political subjects are now strongly
> discouraged and bordering on banned in the forums.  For the application,
> both QRZ and RFI should prohibit rank political discussion when it does not
> directly involve ham radio and in general, RFI.  After all, the two
> subjects that are strongly advised against for the considerate amateur
> radio operator are politics and religion.  I believe that's fair.
>
> Just my opinion.
>
> Dave - WØLEV
>
> On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 9:53 PM Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> If there is one thing I joined this group for, it is politics. Come on
>> lads, if
>>> we want this sort of thing, we can go to facebook, 4Chan or 7.20 MHz,
>> because
>>> that’s where we are heading.
>> The problem isn't politics, it is a national lack of emotional and
>> intellectual maturity.  There is nothing wrong with a congenial
>> political discussion based on facts, although I agree that RFI list is
>> probably not the appropriate place except when RFI intersects with
>> politics as it has now.  It's possible to have a political discussion
>> that is civil and respectful, but because nowadays the people at the
>> fringes have so polarized discussion that it always seems to devolve
>> into mindlessness, politics has become synonymous with hate.  You
>> indicate this with those forums you cite.  There's a lot of damage
>> being done to society now by some people on both ends of the spectrum
>> who aren't interested in coming to the center.  That's the real
>> problem.   But I have seen none of this here on RFI list.
>>
>> 73
>> Rob
>> K5UJ
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Kim Elmore, Ph

Kim Elmore, Ph.D. (Adj. Assoc. Prof., OU School of Meteorology, CCM, PP 
SEL/MEL/Glider, UAS, N5OP, 2nd Class Radiotelegraph, GROL)

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