Well spoken Jack. If I had not earned my ham ticket almost 40 years ago, and used it as a platform for endless home-brewing, I'd never have started this company.
Tom Sharples WA6HAS, ARRL, QCWA Qorvus Systems, Inc. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Unger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 6:48 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Court Injunction >i n l i n e . . . > > Chuck McCown - 3 wrote: >> KD4RME if you were KA4RME you might have a different perspective. >> >> Katrina proves the worth of ham radio. Give me a 20 and 40 meter rig, >> and I >> will never ever be out of communication irrespective of where you place >> me >> on the planet. NO OTHER communications medium can make that claim. >> >> Everyone on this list wants more spectrum. Broadcasters and Hams, move >> out >> of the way because we are more important, right? To heck with the fact >> they >> were there first and are actually licensed. Who cares that all of the >> original research in RF was done by hams. >> >> Wonder how many WISP operators can pass an extra class (or 1st phone) FCC >> exam? >> > I think it works the other way around; experience gained by FCC > licensees made the WISP business possible. FCC license experience led to > much of the technical innovation which today ENABLES successful WISP > operation. I've had my Amateur Extra license for 48 years and my 1st > Class Radiotelephone (now called "General Radiotelephone") License for > 30 years. WITHOUT the learning and the experiences that having these > licenses allowed me to obtain, no way would I have been able to now be > in my 16th year in the WISP industry. Any WISP who does not take the > time to learn at least a little ham radio and commercial radio history > has NO IDEA of the roots or the heritage of their business. It's kind of > like a new-car salesman who has no idea about how an internal combustion > engine works. >> If the WISPs of the nation conducted themselves in a manner similar to >> the >> ethos of most hams we wouldn't have these problems. >> > > Agreed. >> (former KA7WMG) >> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: "Blake Bowers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 15:54:01 >>> To: WISPA General List<wireless@wispa.org> >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Court Injunction >>> >>> >>> And the ARC? Spew.... >>> >>> And amateur radio is dying. Its a fact. The last one >>> left needs to shut off the lights. >>> >>> Just look at the hamfests. (I call them the land of the >>> great unwashed) Numbers are diminishing all the time. >>> >>> Springfield MO just announced they are canceling theirs >>> this year. >>> >>> And yes, I can say it. KD4RME >>> >>> >>> Don't take your organs to heaven, >>> heaven knows we need them down here! >>> Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 3:50 PM >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Court Injunction >>> >>> >>> >>>> OK, to warm things up, I proffer the following: >>>> >>>> Ham radio is essential to the emergency communications network of the >>>> planet. When all else fails, hams and the American Red Cross can >>>> always >>>> get >>>> business done. At 5.7 GHz, the distance record is 3,982 km. At 903 >>>> MHz >>>> the >>>> distance record is 4,064 km. They bounce signals off the moon and >>>> launch >>>> their own satellites. >>>> >>>> Ham emergency communications networks are tested each day. Much of our >>>> progress in microwave propagation and antenna work has been done by >>>> hams. >>>> >>>> They were here first and will be here last. Pardon the image but we >>>> are >>>> the >>>> ones farting in their phone booth. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 2:16 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Court Injunction >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Jerry >>>>> >>>>> You may get an initial injunction but as a Part 15 user you don't have >>>>> much in the line of rights as far as federal law is concerned unless >>>>> you >>>>> can show "willful" interference from he ham. >>>>> >>>>> >From a business point of view anything is possible in court >>>>> >>>>> Unfortunately amateur radio becomes pretty moot on high freqs (30 Mhz >>>>> and >>>>> up). Its amazing that a business csn suffer bcause someone wants to >>>>> see >>>>> if >>>>> they can talk accross the state on spectrum that is meant to talk less >>>>> than 10 miles. Especially when they can get a Skype account or call >>>>> the >>>>> other ham on the phone. General conversation amateur radio really >>>>> accomplishes nothing these days >>>>> >>>>> Wow..... That last paragraph should get the list warmed up. ;-) >>>>> >>>>> Bob >>>>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: "Jerry Richardson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> >>>>> Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 12:45:17 >>>>> To: Jerry Richardson<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; WISPA General >>>>> List<wireless@wispa.org>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Motorola Canopy User >>>>> Group<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Court Injunction >>>>> > - > Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. > Serving the Broadband Wireless Industry Since 1993 > Cisco Press Author - "Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs" > Vendor-Neutral Wireless Design-Training-Troubleshooting-Consulting > FCC License # PG-12-25133 Profile <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jackunger> > Phone 818-227-4220 Email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! 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