Well, at this point, we have no doubt... :-) Chris Peterson KG0BP FCC-licensed amateur radio operator volunteer, Rochester Emergency Management (yes, they know I exist) Software Engineer, International Business Machines Director, management team, Special Olympics Rochester Area Owner of a dog and a cat. Husband Chief Laundry and toilet washer, my house... etc... :-)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Helton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 12:15 AM Subject: FW: [Repeater-Builder] off topic: Color of Authority > > ----Original Message----- > From: Lt. Steve Helton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 1:10 > To: 'Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com' > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] off topic: Color of Authority > > > This explains why the FEMA office in Chicago called me the other day to > request activating members of my team to go south for hurricane relief > > This is so foolishly false I will only say that an old saying applies here, > "keep your mouth shut and let people think you a fool or open it and remove > all doubt". > > This started because I had bad things to say about Kenwood. The facts about > our situation with Kenwood remain unchanged and people like this taking > "cheap shots" has not changed things either. I have read statements from > other folks on this site regarding other manufacturers of equipment and > "WARNING" other readers to avoid the same pitfalls. I am who I am and I > thought people would appreciate knowing what Kenwood did to our group. > > I have responded directly to Frank Thompson of San Jose, CA after he sent > what you see below. Hopefully Frank will get his facts straight before he > does something like this in the future. > > If anyone wants to contact me offline I will be happy to provide > documentation of both the Kenwood situation and my credentials. > > Capt. Steve Helton > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 20:11 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; repeater-builder@yahoogroups.com > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] off topic: Color of Authority > > Mr. Helton, with respect to an unpaid position you appear to hold within a > volunteer organization I must caution you when posting to an open forum the > use of the F.E.M.A. tag added the end of your emails indicated a violation > of "color of authority". I have contacted F.E.M.A. to verify your > credentials without any resolve. > > In other words they say you don't exist within the Federal Emergency > Management Agency as an "Authorized" > respresentative. > > Capt. Steve Hilton > Communications Supervisor > Emergency Support Services > Federal Emergency Management Agency > Cincinnati CERT Task Force > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Should you continue in this fraud, you will be contacted from an > "Authorized" agent of F.E.M.A. to resolve your issues. > > Regards, Barry > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/