Oh lord, Howards everywhere? Oh no. ... Okay, let me save the twelve
bucks, but right now, I have problems trying to get food on the table. I
would do the hundred buck lifetime membership, but right now, I can't
afford it at the moment.
Beth Taurasi, Windows 10 edition,
Home: 720-550-6142
Cell: 720-435-7407
Skype: denverqueen0920
Twitter: Ms_denverqueen
Instagram: denverqueen0920
Facebook: www.facebook.com/denverqueen0920
Blog: www.denverqueen.com
On 9/11/2015 3:25 AM, Howard, W A 9 Y B W wrote:
> Hi Beth,
>
> Try to relax and enjoy life and go for your license. It's a wonderful hobby
> and you will meet many wonderful people as evidenced by the folks on this
> list.
>
> Assuming you are blind, you can find accessible study materials at the
> Handiham website. You will have to join in order to access the material.
> $12 per year or $120 for a lifetime membership. It is a wonderful resource.
> Also there is tons of help right here on this list.
>
> The website:
>
> http://handiham.org/drupal2/
>
> Howard #3,
> W A 9 Y B W
>
> p.s. I am Howard #3 because there three Howard's on this list.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Beth" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 4:08 AM
> Subject: Re: what identifying information is tied to a callsign?
>
>
>> Hmmm, that's enlightening. I do plan to get my license, but if it makes
>> no difference, I'll have to find the question pool that is most current.
>>
>> Beth Taurasi, Windows 10 edition,
>> Home: 720-550-6142
>> Cell: 720-435-7407
>> Skype: denverqueen0920
>> Twitter: Ms_denverqueen
>> Instagram: denverqueen0920
>> Facebook: www.facebook.com/denverqueen0920
>> Blog: www.denverqueen.com
>>
>> On 9/10/2015 10:07 PM, Frank Ventura wrote:
>>> Beth, honestly the FCC isn't the BATF, they really don't care about an 11
>>> y=
>>> ear old domestic violence arrest. You're really overthinking this. Even
>>> if =
>>> you got your ham ticket under your future married name it is pretty easy
>>> to=
>>> trace that back to your maiden name (marriage records are public as
>>> well) =
>>> and the same thing could happen.=20
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] =
>>> On Behalf Of Beth
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 11:10 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: what identifying information is tied to a callsign?
>>>
>>> Oh I'm aware of the searchable archives thing, and it was amazing what I
>>> fo=
>>> und when I Googled myself. Sometimes I just plain Google myself to see
>>> what=
>>> should and shouldn't be there. The thing is that I don't want a family
>>> mem=
>>> ber writing complaints to FCC people saying, "Our daughter is (fill in
>>> blan=
>>> k) and shouldn't be doing ham radio. She is (fill in blank.)"
>>>
>>> Beth Taurasi, Windows 10 edition,
>>> Home: 720-550-6142
>>> Cell: 720-435-7407
>>> Skype: denverqueen0920
>>> Twitter: Ms_denverqueen
>>> Instagram: denverqueen0920
>>> Facebook: www.facebook.com/denverqueen0920
>>> Blog: www.denverqueen.com
>>>
>>> On 9/10/2015 9:06 PM, John Miller wrote:
>>>> What difference does it make if you have a call sign or not on=20
>>>> releasing the info? Second, the archives of this and any email list=20
>>>> can be searched by anyone. If I look, I can find messages I posted on=20
>>>> email lists that I haven't been on and in one case I don't think it=20
>>>> even exists anymore, going back to the late 90's when I first got on=20
>>>> the internet in the first place with my old AOL account. Sorry, I'm=20
>>>> not seeing what difference it makes what name your call sign is
>>>> under,=20
>>>> and I have a feeling based on what little people have heard from you=20
>>>> and how much you've posted already, it wouldn't take much to get that=20
>>>> info out of you on this email list, which has searchable archives.=20
>>>> What's more, if this info you don't want public has any police
>>>> reports=20
>>>> tied to it or court dates, if you're in the US, it's out there. If
>>>> anyone=
>>> wants to try hard enough, they can find it.
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Beth
>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 10:56 PM
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: Re: what identifying information is tied to a callsign?
>>>>
>>>> I do have a lot there in my signature, but I want the contact=20
>>>> information in the correct hands, and I usually use this email
>>>> address=20
>>>> for friends or people who want to know me, so my signature is an open=20
>>>> invite to contact me anyhow. The thing I'm concerned about is that=20
>>>> someone or my dad or someone else tied to my maiden name will release=20
>>>> information that is not pertinent or is too confidential such as a=20
>>>> dating violence complaint filed in 2004 or a different situation that=20
>>>> came up with my family.
>>>>
>>>> Beth Taurasi, Windows 10 edition,
>>>> Home: 720-550-6142
>>>> Cell: 720-435-7407
>>>> Skype: denverqueen0920
>>>> Twitter: Ms_denverqueen
>>>> Instagram: denverqueen0920
>>>> Facebook: www.facebook.com/denverqueen0920
>>>> Blog: www.denverqueen.com
>>>>
>>>> On 9/10/2015 7:59 PM, Tom Brennan wrote:
>>>>> Beth, its probably not going to make much difference way you go.
>>>>>
>>>>> For someone who's concerned with your info you seem to have a lot
>>>>> out=20
>>>>> there on the net and even below your signature.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>>>>> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 10 Sep 2015, Beth wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:45:52 -0600
>>>>>> From: Beth <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators=20
>>>>>> <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>>> Subject: what identifying information is tied to a callsign?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Okay, guys. I don't normally post on here. But I've got some
>>>>>> serious=20
>>>>>> decision making to do before I get my ham license. My boyfriend,
>>>>>> who=20
>>>>>> is already a ham, has a pretty common name. Okay, I was talking to=20
>>>>>> him and another ham friend of mine, but I got worried about several
>>>>>> thi=
>>> ngs:
>>>>>> 1. If you Google for instance my boyfriend's callsign, you will
>>>>>> find=20
>>>>>> his profile right there on QRZ, Ham Shack, Arizona's ham radio=20
>>>>>> database, and lots of other places. So that worries me because my=20
>>>>>> name is a one and only, pretty unique.
>>>>>> 2. If you Google the same callsign plus your name, imagine what
>>>>>> pops=20
>>>>>> up after that. When I Googled my name alone, I managed to bring up=20
>>>>>> some pretty weird stuff even I admit I wrote, plus my Facebook,=20
>>>>>> LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, etc. I even found my Foursquare=20
>>>>>> profile, and eerily, I found a 411 website that contained my dad's=20
>>>>>> phone number and address, and if you Google the correct name, not=20
>>>>>> Elizabeth, but Beth, you will definitely pop up my dad's address
>>>>>> and=20
>>>>>> phone number. I don't want this, so I'm trying to decide. If I=20
>>>>>> google a callsign and name put together, you narrow your search,
>>>>>> but=20
>>>>>> it appears, however, that my boyfriend's name is too common, and I=20
>>>>>> joked with him that he had a clone in Vancouver Washington State.=20
>>>>>> lol So this is my dilemma: if I get a ham radio license now,=20
>>>>>> unmarried, with the maiden name as is, my dad could easily pop up
>>>>>> in=20
>>>>>> Google search results, and someone, maybe another strange weird=20
>>>>>> person, could contact my dad and ask why I even bothered. He has=20
>>>>>> some mental competency issues with me he has not resolved, so
>>>>>> that's=20
>>>>>> a given. I hate my maiden name anyway. But I am leaning toward=20
>>>>>> waiting for a license when my marriage certificate with my
>>>>>> boyfriend=20
>>>>>> is confirmed. When we sign and dot the I's and cross the T's on our=20
>>>>>> I Do slip, so to speak, then I think I'd be better off with a ham=20
>>>>>> license, smooth sailing. The reason why I am writing this list is
>>>>>> to=20
>>>>>> get advice and to see if I'm doing this all in the name of informed=20
>>>>>> decision making. I know some of you who are male won't concur, but=20
>>>>>> in this digital age, you can Google somebody's callsign and Lord=20
>>>>>> knows what is connected with that. As for my boyfriend's clone in
>>>>>> Vanco=
>>> uver, I'm not concerned, but I find it weird.
>>>>>> I wish the boyfriend's callsign would show me his Facebook page=20
>>>>>> though, after all I think that's where we're headed.
>>>>>> Thank you all for your advice in advance.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Beth Taurasi, Windows 10 edition,
>>>>>> Home: 720-550-6142
>>>>>> Cell: 720-435-7407
>>>>>> Skype: denverqueen0920
>>>>>> Twitter: Ms_denverqueen
>>>>>> Instagram: denverqueen0920
>>>>>> Facebook: www.facebook.com/denverqueen0920
>>>>>> Blog: www.denverqueen.com
>>>>>>
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