Yes, it was sensationalized in the extreme. Here is a page that includes a rational report: http://www.arrlsacvalley.org/#calfire It seems there was a procedural/organizational change that might result in some repeater owners needing to document their emergency communications credentials in order to stay on government property without paying rent.
/Rick N6XI On Sat, Oct 12, 2019 at 2:27 PM Grant Youngman <ghyoung...@gmail.com> wrote: > This has been generally debunked. Apparently ONE California repeater > operator was found to have not paid agreed to and billed tower and > colocation fees for his repeater and got his shorts bunched up when they > came after him. He then began what is essentially a “fake news” campaign > (in the current terminology). > > YMMV, depending on your attraction to conspiracy theories … > > Grant NQ5T > KX3 (8342)/KXPA100 > > > > On Oct 12, 2019, at 2:18 PM, W2xj <w...@w2xj.net> wrote: > > > > Yes this came up on another list and there is a YouTube link. > > > > https://youtu.be/lv2sb4LJq2g > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > >> On Oct 12, 2019, at 1:59 PM, l...@ka7ftp.com wrote: > >> > >> Wondering if this is true: > >> > >> > https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/news-nation/california-officials-declare-ham-radio-no-longer-a-benefit-demands-ham-radio-repeater-infrastructure-to-be-removed > >> > >> A friend sent me this. > >> > >> Len > >> > >> 73 > >> > >> KA7FTP > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> Message delivered to w...@w2xj.net > >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to ghyoung...@gmail.com > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to rta...@gmail.com -- -- Rick Tavan Truckee and Saratoga, CA ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
