Do you also demand commercial quality radios? Here, it's standard amateur transceivers, antennas and power supplies.
On 06-May-10 20:12, Clint Bradford wrote: >>> ... homebrew equipment. Some can even be better than commercial! > > I would not live in a community where my public service departments were > depending upon homebrew comms equipment for critical emergency communications. > > This is not demeaning to the amateur radio community at all. Amateur radio > should DEMAND such respect and recognition in the emergency plans of their > communities. > > Clint Bradford, K6LCS > 909-241-7666 > > ---------------------------------- > Clint Bradford, K6LCS > http://www.clintbradford.com > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2856 - Release Date: 05/05/10 > 18:26:00 > -- Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937 825 5032 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF), e-mail [email protected] www http://www.ngunn.net Member of ARRL, GQRP #11396, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548, Flying Pigs QRP Club International #385, Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691, AMSAT-UK 0182, MKARS, ALC, GCARES, XWARN. _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
