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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/3/16 12:08 AM,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rick.pemble@outlook.com">rick.pemble@outlook.com</a> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Seems
to me that there is a FRC meeting 3 times a year, at the
Tampa Hamfest, the Orlando Hamfest, and the Melbourne
Hamfest (this weekend). Minutes are sent out to members via
email.</span></p>
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They are not sent out to members. This upcoming meeting it exactly
what I'm planning on attending. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The
FRC site is at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://florida-repeaters.org/">http://florida-repeaters.org/</a>
- which used to have the entire database available for perusal
and download – not sure what this current notice is all about.</span></p>
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The database was not there, just queries from it, as locked PDF
files. This is not usable to determine what frequencies may be
open, as the FRC does not provide frequencies (per their website)<span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">But
the point is – I have been a Ham here since 1975 – I don’t
know of any problem with the FRC – I notice those that do
right now, are new guys with non-florida call signs. I
would be hesitant to throw in with a group of carpet baggers
unless there was some real reason that it was necessary. A
few complaints and accusations is not enough for a coup.
The Amateur service has not completely degenerated into CB
yet. Although I can understand that the new guys don’t know
of any difference on the air, I think if you are serious -
show up at the Melbourne hamfest FRC meeting and make your
complaints known and addressed.</span></p>
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Please lets refrain from ad-hominem attacks. I'm as much of a
Floridian as anyone here, and we're all in the same boat.<br>
I will be at the members meeting prior to the meeting and invite
others to be there.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I
don’t have a dog in this fight, don’t have a repeater, don’t
want one, but, damn, if I see one more ‘2’, or ‘KA’ call
screaming for revolution….. I would at least like to hear how
YOU would run the coordination activity in any improved
fashion first.</span></p>
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KA callsign? My original call was KB-something. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(and
saying you have been a ham since .. so and so, no-code era,
doesn’t cut any fat off your arguments – best leave that one
out).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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This is a strawman argument and has not bearing on these problems.
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<p>73's<br>
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Bryan Fields
727-409-1194 - Voice
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://bryanfields.net">http://bryanfields.net</a>
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