I remember that. I'm sure I'd hear you on 75, VHF isn't out of the question
either but I spend more time talking on HF generally.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: Romney Disses Ham Radio
> John,
>
> We've never talked on the air, but I did talk to you on the phone once.
> You
> were selling one of the W2IHY boxes, and I was looking to buy one. We
> might
> be able to hear each other on 75 during the day, or maybe on some
> repeater.
> I'm in Reading, about 12 miles north of Boston.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 19:22
> Subject: Re: Romney Disses Ham Radio
>
>
>> Truthfully, I even never thought he was going to make a good governor,
>> just
>> based on his commercials on the radio back then, that was about the time
>> I
>> stopped listening to broadcast radio. I didn't even know you were in MA,
>> or
>> if I did I forgot. Have I talked to you on the air?
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 6:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: Romney Disses Ham Radio
>>
>>
>>> John,
>>>
>>> Then again, lots of people here thought he was wonderful until they saw
>>> him
>>> in action. There aren't very many good choices out there.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 16:55
>>> Subject: Re: Romney Disses Ham Radio
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yeah, but a person who can't even get the support of the state he's
>>>> known
>>>> in, is going to open some eyes elsewhere in the country. I've said it
>>>> before
>>>> and will again, if he does somehow get elected, I'm leaving the country
>>>> for
>>>> 4 years.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 4:23 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Romney Disses Ham Radio
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> John,
>>>>>
>>>>> I think, though, that Romney impresses lots of people outside our
>>>>> state
>>>>> because he's such a smooth talker. Massachusetts doesn't represent
>>>>> the
>>>>> whole country, so we'll just have to see how he does elsewhere before
>>>>> we
>>>>> know how electable he is.
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 11:12
>>>>> Subject: Re: Romney Disses Ham Radio
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I don't know very many people even here in MA that support him, only 1
>>>>>> person that I can think of. He has no chance at making it luckily. I
>>>>>> guess
>>>>>> this time it's all the lesser of evils because I don't like any
>>>>>> politicians,
>>>>>> but this crop trying to run for president this time is probably the
>>>>>> worst
>>>>>> yet all around.
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 10:31 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Romney Disses Ham Radio
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Steve,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Romney loves sound bytes and photo opportunities where he is clearly
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>> in control. From watching him here in Massachusetts, he's very
>>>>>>> glib,
>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>> most of the time he hasn't a clue of what's really going on. I'm
>>>>>>> glad
>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>> got to see his true colors. Unfortunately, there are lots of people
>>>>>>> who
>>>>>>> share his view of digital technology (and, in fact, technology in
>>>>>>> general).
>>>>>>> They think that you can solve any problem if you just have the right
>>>>>>> technology. If only that were the case!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Steve
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 22:21
>>>>>>> Subject: Romney Disses Ham Radio
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This was from a couple years ago.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We hams have it bad enough, when we try to get support for our
>>>>>>>>> hobby
>>>>>>>>> from those that regulate it. To have an aspiring politician (I
>>>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>>>> care if he's running on the one-eyed, purple polka-dotted people
>>>>>>>>> eater
>>>>>>>>> ticket, he's still a politician) who's trying to become president
>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>> this nation, utter such a sentence, would certainly be a blow to
>>>>>>>>> ham-dom
>>>>>>>>> and the entire 'needed' community in case of a disaster.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://ema.arrl.org/article.php?sid=802
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Don't worry about what people think; they don't do it very often.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Steve, K8SP
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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