[SECC] Fwd: CW on National TV Tonight!!

[Paul Pescitelli]

From: ARRL Web site <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
Date: May 13, 2005 2:39 PM
Subject: CW on National TV Tonight!!
To: dx.k4uj at gmail.com


Hey, all,

Just had to pass this along to all of you, in case you hadn't heard.
Tonight.... that's Friday, May 13th, there will be an interesting
competition featured on the Tonight Show that sounds worth missing your
usual early to bed routine so you can stay up and watch the fun.
There's going to be a competition on message sending and receiving
between a couple of seasoned CW operators and another team using cell
phone text messaging. Representing amateur radio will be the team of
CHIP MARGELLI, K7JA, and KEN MILLER, K6CTW, avid contesters and
DX-peiditioners. I heard that a similar contest was held in Australia,
and the CW operators won hands-down. Dunno about you, but my money's on
the CW ops winning another one tonight....

While I have you ear, (eye?) let me also mention that another GA ham
was recently stopped by a law officer for talking on his radio. The
officer saw his ham tag and noticed him talking on the radio, and
seemed to think that was reason enough to pull him over. However, the
ham he pulled over is a lawyer, and he knows his laws. He politely
suggested to the officer that he check his book of GA laws  for Code
Section 40-6-241 before writing a ticket. The officer went to his
vehicle and spent a few minutes checking his book, and ended up telling
our ham friend to "have a nice day" and went on his merry way. Point
is: this ham was privvy to the laws? Are YOU? Or would you have meekly
accepted a ticket from this officer? Check our www.arrl-ga.org website
for the applicable law. Be aware. Maybe keep a copy of this law in your
car, just in case. And, please, be polite. The law provides for "proper
use" of a radio, which requires "due care" while driving. So, if you
drive unsafely, whether talking on the radio or not, you will not be
exempt from getting a ticket. But be smart; be careful; and be aware.

Until next time, this is AF4FO, signing clear. Take care of yourselves.
And each other. 73, Susan

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ARRL Georgia Section
Section Manager: Susan K. Swiderski, AF4FO
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73 - Paul    K4UJ / KP2 / KP4 / ZF2UJ / ??