Very well expressed, Louis.  And with respect to MONEY, it was reported in
the media that The Whitehouse supports BPL as "Holds promise for a
significant boost to the economy."  Wonder how HRO and AES feel about what's
going to happen to their economies?

Bob Martin


----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: WSJ Article about Ham Radio


> Seems like we are damned if we do and damned if we don't.  If you don't
> comment they steam roll you, and if you do comment you are a weird little
> radio freak playing with your elaborate little toys.  Seems to me that ham
> radio has failed to take the public service that we are supposed to exist
> for seriously enough, and what the public primarily sees is the contests
> and the DXing, which will be our demise.  Still, you would think the FCC
> would know better, and would have at least a little concern about what the
> loss of HF communications would do to emergency communications in a
> regional disaster.  The problem is that if the people out side the
disaster
> cannot hear because they are inundated with BPL signals, then they cannot
> very well help those in the stricken area.  Oops, I forgot, the money god
> is supreme.  It rules everything.  It is the state religion.  How clumsy
of me.
>
> But seriously, I'm afraid we have lost this round, and maybe the ultimate
> battle.  And, unfortunately, we do have a problem with shrinking
> numbers.  I am not sure why, but it seems like amateur radio has been
> fading for the last few decades.  If the FCC has become antagonistic
> towards amateur radio, and this seems to be true, I think it's going to
get
> a lot worse.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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