Guys, realize that Motorola is taking a lot of heat from this
article, especially from in-house hams. There are many. Ham radio has
been important to Motorola for many, many years. There are quite a
few hams at Motorola - a few years ago the list even included the CEO
(George Fisher). Motorola has made many excellent technical
contributions to ham radio and I know that ham radio technology has
flowed in to Motorola on many occasions. So, they are well aware of
the importance of hams and the things we are quite capable of doing,
and how much we have contributed to the success of the company.
I understand that the article's author took the Screeden quote out of
context, which seems par for the course, especially in the coverage
of this disaster. Motorola has already issued an apology and correction.
So give Motorola a break. They really are good guys, trying to do the
right thing.
On Sep 7, 2005, at 9:51 PM, EricJ wrote:
Your post didn't include this quote from Mr. James Screeden who is
a Vice
President at Motorola working in the field, drawing a salary, and
tending to
the needs of his commercial accounts, NOT the suffering people of New
Orleans.
"The hams also get little respect from telecommunications-equipment
companies, such as Motorola Inc. "Something is better than nothing,
that's
right," says Jim Screeden, who runs all of Motorola's repair teams
in the
field for its emergency-response business. "But ham radios are
pretty close
to nothing." Mr. Screeden says ham radios can take a long time to
relay
messages and work essentially as "party lines," with multiple parties
talking at once.
I think Mr. Screeden owes an apology for demeaning the hard work and
dedication of those hams who go unpaid and unreimbursed to help in
this and
other disasters. Mr. Screeden should be ashamed, Motorola should be
ashamed,
and this mean-spirited insult should not go unanswered.
You can contact the following person to let your views be known:
Media Center
Steve Gorecki
Motorola, Inc.
847-538-0368
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I think the ARRL should demand a formal apology from Mr. Screeden
and his
superiors at Motorola, but I think every amateur radio operator should
contact Mr. Gorecki and express your own thoughts.
Eric
KE6US
- Jack Brindle, W6FB
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