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[Cecil]

It's a contingency...when the world turns to crap the government is going to commandeer the Amateur radio spectrum and you won't be allowed on it. It will be under control of the local agencies...we trained them...tested them and equipped them through our tax dollars for the inevitable...to replace us....because we are not in their command structure.  Even though most of them don't have a clue hoe it works...and don't really want a clue.  It's just another tool in their tool box when the interoperability on the other taxpayer provided systems break down.

I try not to be cynical but I've not thought this to be good from the beginning...it just never smelled right to me.

Cecil
K5DL

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> On May 22, 2014, at 12:09 PM, Jim Lowman <jmlowman at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> And ARRL loves to crow about the increase in individuals getting licensed, and the all-time high in total licensees in the US.
> Well, folks, this is where a lot of your new Technicians are coming from.
> 
> In many public agencies, especially those who are first-responders, staff are being "encouraged" to get their Tech. license.
> I have a good friend who is Deputy Chief of a local fire department.  He has his Tech. license, and a couple of HTs, but has no interest in going any farther in ham radio.
> I tell him about the regional hamfests and conventions that I attend, and the HF antennas and equipment that I buy, but I may as well be talking into a mic with the power to the radio turned off.
> 
> 73 de Jim - AD6CW
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>> On 5/21/2014 9:28 PM, TTMaven wrote:
>> Your comments fit with my take... after attending the Homeland Security Forum at Dayton last week.  The government workers are getting ham licenses.  They think that gives them training as radio operators.  It appears they will be in charge, and we must work for them.  Not that is all bad, but we will not be in charge. The image of the ham operator showing up to save the day is long gone already.  Hams "might" be used as auxiliary operators, when there are not enough trained government guys, and hams will be working for the govt boys - not the other way around.
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