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same here (mostly).. I start hearing discussions of this nature and I simply turn off the radio. Its easier that way. I wish I had some 900 Mhz radios to play with here.
-eric
On Oct 20, 2013, at 4:55 AM, John Miller wrote:
> I always make sure to stay out of political discussions in person or on the
> air, I agree too much with the people who get those heated discussions
> going. Not to mention I tell it like it is so if it's a topic that might
> offend, I don't go there though if someone wants to get me there, that's
> another story. That being said, there are hams and clubs in my area I'd
> rather not deal with and I just avoid them, it's easy enough since I'm 85%
> of the time on HF, 14% time on 900 MHz and only 1% on2 meters and they're
> mostly on 2 meters and other things I never get on.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "eric oyen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2013 3:31 AM
> Subject: Re: terrible behavior on two meter repeater: you guys won't believe
> this
>
>
>> It is unfortunate that we have such ilk even within the ham community. =
>> This was probably why political discussions were always frowned upon =
>> over the air. You would think that people who studied for, and took the =
>> test (that requires at least SOME intelligence) should know better. I =
>> know the feeling about being the target of malicious intent (read up on =
>> fcc V. Timothy Hoffman, et al -1996). Whats even more sad is that we =
>> have no power to actually self police anymore. We can (as an Official =
>> Observer) send a card and file a report. But what else gets done? It =
>> would be nice to be able to tell these (and other ignorant souls) that =
>> ham radio is no place for them and make it stick.
>>
>> About the only way to get creeps like this off the air is to file a =
>> formal notice barring them from using the repeaters locally (if they are =
>> owned by a club). Individual repeater owners also have this option, but =
>> getting action on it can sometimes take a while.=20
>>
>> Anyway, lets hope these creeps get whats coming to them.
>>
>> -eric
>>
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