I meant to say I've taken 3 cheap shots already, and I'm putting it nicely.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: Revisiting accessible amateur radio study materials.
> I'm not arguing, I'm stating my opinion, that's why I'm dropping the topic
> where I'm concerned, I've already taken what I feel to be 3 cheap so
> before
> I really let people know what I think to that, I stated my opinion and am
> now out of the topic. I do things my way, you do them yours.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 4:43 PM
> Subject: Re: Revisiting accessible amateur radio study materials.
>
>
>> Hi.
>>
>> If accessibility was based on the majority, there wouldn't be any at
>> all. That is a ludicrous argument.
>> --Lou K2LKK
>>
>> At 02:02 PM 1/16/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>>>I don't consider handihams to be a rehabilitation center nor do I
>>>consider
>>>NFB&D to be, fact is, we aren't the majority here. Asking for
>>>accessibility
>>>is 1 thing but to outright demand it is a great way to get a bad rep and
>>>give us a bad name, not that I care about that, I've been called more
>>>names
>>>then you could ever imagine by the best but to expect or demand
>>>accessibility from everyone in everything is just ludicrous. It would be
>>>nice but we're not the majority here. If you speak another language and
>>>can'
>>>read English, how do you get the material in another language, I have no
>>>clue how or if you can but it might cost a little to get it done. You
>>>also
>>>seem to forget, you can submit the manuals to who ever you want, but mess
>>>with copyrights and you and who you submit it to can be in a lot of
>>>trouble
>>>so your best bet is to ask the authors what they think or publishing
>>>company, who ever's responsible for that and see what they think.
>>>Personally, I don't see the big deal with joining handihams for the
>>>licensing materials and stuff. I don't know, I just don't see the issue
>>>here. We're not the majority. If I think something is an issue, believe
>>>me
>>>I'll fight for it but this I just don't feel is worth it, join handi
>>>hams,
>>>get the materials and don't renew if you like, I haven't had the money to
>>>renew mine so that's what I did, not intentionally.
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Darrell Shandrow" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 12:39 PM
>>>Subject: Re: Revisiting accessible amateur radio study materials.
>>>
>>>
>>> > Hi John,
>>> >
>>> > You're probably right but wouldn't more accessibility be better?
>>> > Also,
>>> > the
>>> > absolute requirement to be a member of a rehabilitation agency might
>>> > very
>>> > well result in a few less licensees. My girlfriend is interested in
>>> > earning
>>> > her license but she is not yet interested in joining a rehabilitation
>>> > agency
>>> > just for that purpose. I'm sure she's not the only one.
>>> >
>>
>> Louis Kim Kline
>> A.R.S. K2LKK
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>>
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