I remember that group and before that, on 39 42, was the Free Thinkers net 
that did a lot of those same things back in the mid to late 70s.

Phil.
K0NX




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2015 6:26 PM
Subject: Anybody remember the "Liberty Net?"


> They met for years on 3950.
>
> I forget the call of their ring leader, K1 something or other, I think.
> Anyway, he too had a signal that would make a "California Kilowatt"
> operator envious.
>
> Their main business was to read propaganda material that was against
> whatever person happened to be president of the United States at the
> time you happened to be listening to them.
>
> Later, they would re-transmit Rush Limbaugh, and others of his type.
>
> Eventually, Riley Hollingsworth suggested that they explain to him how
> their net served the purposes of amateur radio.
>
> I think they are now a shadow of their former self importance.
>
> -- 
> Mike Duke, K5XU
>