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Re: [TowerTalk] Website Alarms the Public about ANTENNAS

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Website Alarms the Public about ANTENNAS
From: Robert Tortajada <n6ri@rtort.com>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 09:20:40 -0700
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Please do not donate your $9.95 to the sites upkeep by running a paid 
search. Also, don't mention ham radio to him and invite him to a club 
meeting. Otherwise you might soon see ham operators home addresses 
listed as well.

Best to just let it flounder in anonymity.

Bob - N6RI


doc wrote:
>> Just hate to see people try to profit on and create new fears in an
>> uninformed public to the detriment of the hobby.
>>     
>
> Has anyone communicated with the site owner?
>
> Perhaps he/she could be invited to a Club meeting
> or to visit an EOC and be educated about the value
> and safety of antennas.
>
> Perhaps the site owner does not know about the
> recent FCC regs re. transmitting antenna safety?
>
> It may turn out that with some gentle education
> the site owner could be turned to promoting Ham
> antennas and towers as important to public safety
> during emergencies.
>
> So many people are mis-educated by anti-everything
> refugees from the 60's in schools and colleges that
> they live in ignorance-bred fear and paranoia.
>
>   

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