[SEDXC] SEDXC Digest, Vol 61, Issue 16

Thu Jan 17 13:31:06 EST 2008

we as hams must not let someone who is against ham radio get in office  as
president of the usa

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>   1. Fwd: MITT ROMNEY & HAM RADIO (MAllphin at aol.com)
>   2. Mitt Romney and Ham Radio (MAllphin at aol.com)
>   3. Re: Mitt Romney and Ham Radio (gmacie at bellsouth.net)
>   4. Re: Mitt Romney and Ham Radio (Carl)
>   5. Re: Mitt Romney and Ham Radio (Keith LaBorde (K4KAL))
>   6. Re: Romney dismisses Amateur radio (David  Thompson)
>   7. Mit Romney's remarks (Chaz Cone)
>   8. Re: Mit Romney's remarks (Gary McConville)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:09:02 EST
> From: MAllphin at aol.com
> Subject: [SEDXC] Fwd: MITT ROMNEY & HAM RADIO
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> more on the controversy !
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:13:22 EST
> From: MAllphin at aol.com
> Subject: [SEDXC] Mitt Romney and Ham Radio
> To: SEDXC at contesting.com
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> More on the controversy...this from Skip, W5GAI
> 73, Bob
> K4UEE
>
> Ham Radio has entered the presidential issue dialog.
> Skip  W5GAI
> -----------------------------------------
> Wednesday 16 November 2005  @ 15:48:10 | Eastern Massachusetts ARRL Romney
> 'Disses' Amateur Radio  In
> Televised Town Meeting Posted on Wednesday16 November 2005 @  15:48:10
>
> Governor Mitt Romney dismissed the role of Amateur Radio  operators in
> emergency communications
> during a televised 'town meeting'  program last night on WCVB's 'When
> Disaster Strikes: Segment Two.'
> The  program featured public safety and volunteer organization officials
> from
> across  Massachusetts
> among its audience.
>
> Host and moderator Natalie Jacobson  asked an increasingly-agitated
> Governor
> Romney questions about
> communications  interoperability, and communication without commercial
> power.
> Romney was next  asked
> by Jacobson, '...so does it come down to ham radio?...'
>
> The  Governor replied in a disgusted tone, 'No, we don't need to deal with
> ham radio  operators...'
>
> Embarrassed public safety officials later tried to put in a  good word for
> Amateur Radio. National
> Weather Service Warning Coordination  Meteorologist Glenn Field was
> prepared
> to state the importance
> of Amateur  Radio, when Salvation Army Colonel Fred Van Brunt was called
> upon. Van Brunt  remarked
> about his organization's quest to improve its communications  capabilities
> and how Amateur Radio has
> aided his organization. 'The ham radio  situation helps a great deal,' he
> stated.
>
> 'I have already written and  submitted a letter to the Governor's Office,'
> wrote Eastern MA  Section
> Emergency Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY. 'I have also written an  email to
> Natalie Jacobson.'
>
> ARRL Section Manager Mike Neilsen, W1MPN sent  a section-wide email today
> to
> all Eastern MA ARRL
> members describing the  incident along with actions he and his staff were
> taking to mitigate  the
> situation.
>
> '[Romney's] attitude about us sets an unfortunate tone  within the state's
> executive branch,' wrote
> Neilsen. 'As a former military  officer, I see this as a failure in
> leadership. My immediate concern
> is our  working relationship within the [Massachusetts Emergency
> Management
> Team]  environment.'
> Neilsen intends to address the Governor's comments as 'an  urgent matter'
> at
> a meeting on November 17
> with Don Carlton from the  Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
>
> 'I was very disturbed about  what the Governor stated on the program,'
> wrote
> Ron Wood, W1PLW,  the
> section's Public Information Coordinator. 'It does show that more work is
> needed by all hams in the
> section. It's a great idea to write letters  explaining the good we do.'
> Wood
> is attempting to
> schedule a meeting with the  Governor's office tomorrow so that EMA ARRL
> staffers might discuss the
> matter  further.
>
> Tom Kinahan, N1CPE wrote that Governor Romney's comment has made  'a PR
> problem' for Kinahan in his
> role as MA State RACES  Officer.
>
> 'I've got a roster of over 150 Amateur Radio operators that  support local
> communities, and those of
> us that directly support the state  government. There are at least double
> that in terms of people
> that are  actually out there that I don't have formal paperwork on that
> support Amateur  Radio
> emergency communications in some organized manner... The Governor
> has  said
> that he 'certainly
> doesn't need to rely on ham radio' -- where does that  leave the RACES
> program now?'
>
> 'I am ashamed tonight that I am a  Republican!' remarked one ham radio
> viewer. '[Romney] speaks in
> derogatory  tones about hams. He certainly shows an ignorance as to what
> we
> do and are  capable of. I
> suggest a grass roots campaign of local hams calling the State  House and
> The
> Governor's Office  to
> protest.'
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:39:24 +0000
> From: gmacie at bellsouth.net
> Subject: Re: [SEDXC] Mitt Romney and Ham Radio
> To: sedxc at contesting.com
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> I'm sure the Romney campaign will release a statement on what a great job
> Ham Radio does with emergency communications and a "what i meant to say"
> comment. Next thing he will be on the front of www.arrl.org sitting down
> with a radio.... Just politics. I don't like the comment but it's not going
> to infulence my vote. This country has more important issues than ham radio.
> NO I have decided yet.
>
> Gordon N4LR
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:47:44 -0500
> From: Carl <carlh at wb4znh.com>
> Subject: Re: [SEDXC] Mitt Romney and Ham Radio
> To: sedxc at contesting.com
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> IF Romney were to be elected President, how would any of this help us
> get return access to Desecheo and Navassa?  Carl
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:14:10 -0800 (PST)
> From: "Keith LaBorde \(K4KAL\)" <klaborde at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [SEDXC] Mitt Romney and Ham Radio
> To: Carl <carlh at wb4znh.com>, "*SEDXC Reflector\)"
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> I would guess that Gov Romney actually has no clue what ham radio
> actually is and probably associates it with the radio communications he
> views when he's watching "Duke's of Hazard" episodes where Boss Hog is
> using his CB to direct the sherrif's department. It was obviously a
> statement of apathetic ignorance. In my experience it is very difficult
> to convince someone about the worth of ham radio unless they actually
> want to be convinced. Most people just nod and say "ummm... yah, ok"
> without much understanding or interest. It's always worth the effort to
> try though!
>
>
> Carl <carlh at wb4znh.com> wrote:  IF Romney were to be elected President,
> how would any of this help us
> get return access to Desecheo and Navassa? Carl
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:18:05 -0500
> From: "David  Thompson" <thompson at mindspring.com>
> Subject: Re: [SEDXC] Romney dismisses Amateur radio
> To: "SEDXC" <sedxc at contesting.com>
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> I agree that Gov. Romney should listen to the Salvation army folks on the
> service that amateur radio provides.
>
> I also agree with Val N4RJ that all of us need to
> understand the service amateur radio CAN provide.  The VU4 and VU7
> Dxpeditions are a direct result of the emergency in that area.
>
> When many of us old heads got our ticket we were Dxers, Contesters, and
> traffic handlers.  This is the missing part of many Dxers today.  I have
> been told that I must be trained to do anything beyond providing  help as
> a
> last resort from my home station as I did during Katrina.  To get ANYWHERE
> near the area requires training and a federal pass.  That is why ARRL
> hired
> Dennis Dura, K2DCD who was at Lawrenceville last November. Dennis is the
> ideal ham to send a message to Gov. Romney.
>
> 73 Dave K4JRB
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:28:41 -0500
> From: Chaz Cone <w4gkf at chazcone.com>
> Subject: [SEDXC] Mit Romney's remarks
> To: sedxc at contesting.com
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> I put up an excerpt from the 2005 Town Hall Meeting.
>
> www.w4gkf.com/romney
>
> Chaz, W4GKF
> Atlanta GA
>
>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:03:09 -0800 (PST)
> From: Gary McConville <wb4sq at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [SEDXC] Mit Romney's remarks
> To: sedxc at contesting.com
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> Romney's commentslast week glorifying the pharmaceutical industry was
> enough to lose my vote.
>
>
> --- Chaz Cone <w4gkf at chazcone.com> wrote:
>
> > I put up an excerpt from the 2005 Town Hall Meeting.
> >
> > www.w4gkf.com/romney
> >
> > Chaz, W4GKF
> > Atlanta GA
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