Same situation over here David. Even in items about CB or "pirate" music transmitters the media misuses the term radio-amateur. If you say a technical/regulations exam is mandatory for this hobby people are highly surprised. Why do you need that to play deejay on the air?
Even to the local authorities you have to explain putting up an antenna (which has restrictions here) is not for transmitting music.... Good commercial btw Eric, nice close ups of the brand label! And a well chosen contrast with the other ....eh.....HF thingy..... :-) 73' Paul PD0PSB David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > > I just wish we could get that kind of coverage and understanding over > here. > It appears in the US, the media and public are much more aware of the > part amateur radio can play in national emergencies and just generally > (you have a big country with places with no cell coverage etc). > 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174 > -- > If all is not lost, where is it? > > On 29 Jun 2009, at 01:43, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: > >> I received a nice surprise watching the news late last night when a K3 >> popped up on the screen at the end of this story. (See the link >> below.) >> >> They actually had two ham radio related stories. Field Day, and >> earlier >> in the broadcast, the story on moon bouncing that has appeared in >> the NY >> Times and elsewhere. >> >> 73, Eric WA6HHQ >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: FW: KSBW Field-Day Video >> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:45:35 -0700 (PDT) >> >> >> Lots of K3s in this operation, with a couple great close-up shots. >> >> http://www.ksbw.com/video/19881725 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/-Fwd%3A--KSBW-Field-Day-Video-with-K3--tp3171889p3173108.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
