syco_glen
join:2005-01-30
Fernley, NV
| reply to amigo_boy
Re: Wait - Something Useful?
Why is it that whenever BPL comes up that Amateur Radio gets beat up on. I wonder what most people use the internet for? Isn't it a hobby for most people? What is the difference?
There are already technologies for electronic meter reading if you can get past the Unions who do not want to see more jobs disappear. Why add another that is going to cause problems else where? Make everyone happy and and let BPL die. |
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amigo_boy
join:2005-07-22
Tempe, AZ
 ·Cox HSI
 ·magicjack.com
 ·EarthLink
| said by syco_glen  :Why is it that whenever BPL comes up that Amateur Radio gets beat up on. I wonder what most people use the internet for? Isn't it a hobby for most people? What is the difference? About 14 bazillion users of the internet, versus a few hundred thousand radio hobbyists?
Mark |
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Mactron
el Camino Real
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join:2001-12-16
CM94sv
| said by amigo_boy :About 14 bazillion users of the internet, versus a few hundred thousand radio hobbyists? Mark So the majority gets to step on the rights of the minority ?..
Great logic. 
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amigo_boy
join:2005-07-22
Tempe, AZ
·Cox HSI
·magicjack.com
·EarthLink
| said by Mactron :So the majority gets to step on the rights of the minority ? Radio hobbyists are licensed, technically that's not a "right." We balance competing interests all the time. The size of the competition often matters. Sorry.
Mark |
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Austinloop
join:2001-08-19
Austin, TX | Guys: Just ignore amigo_child. He hasn't had a new thought on this subject in many threads. He just hates amateur radio. |
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fuffer
RF is Good For You
Premium
join:2001-06-21
Mukwonago, WI
clubs:
·CenturyTel Inc.
·RoadRunner Cable
| Though I do like the way he keeps using the term "hobbyists" as if that's the only thing Amateur Radio does.
Nice spin, albeit ineffective.
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W1RFI
join:2003-05-12
Burlington, CT
| reply to amigo_boy
said by amigo_boy :About 14 bazillion users of the internet, versus a few hundred thousand radio hobbyists? According to the latest FCC broadband statistics, BPL enjoys about 0.008% of the broadband connections in the US. Not exactly a number that supports your position...
Ed Hare, W1RFI |
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