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I've had a FCC license for 30 years. I used to own a 100,000 watt station.

You are making false assumptions about something Romney never said or inferred. You just don't like him.

That's OK, but you are being dishonest, and that is not OK.

Amateur radio is indeed regulated, but not to the degree that fist responder communications are in todays world. There are damn good reasons for the regulatory aspects. The first thing that a enemy does during a attack, is to damage the communication infrastructure. This is why it is now hardened, and getting more so.

You sir, are a amateur, not a professional. Don't mix the two. One can compliment the other, but they must be separate for good reason.

Your assumptions are totally wrong.

You sir, are a amateur, not a professional. Don't mix the two. One can compliment the other, but they must be separate for good reason.

And you're a Mitt Romney supporter so I expect such asinine remarks out of the likes of you. Obviously you're the one behaving unprofessionally here. I don't DISLIKE Romney at all. There are a LOT of other reasons I'm not voting for him, but your little barrage just goes to show that your one-sided support of the man is obviously with bias. I am a professional in all the jobs I've done, as my records in the military, my letters from Presidents and other government officials indicate, and my current position also shows.

I could care less about your 100kilowatt radio station. I too held a First Class License for many years because I had to have it to work on small radios in those days. But it doesn't make you an expert on emergency communications, nor does it show you have any sort of background in such things. Furthermore, your remarks indicate nothing more than you're a Mitt supporter (and more power to you)... but he's not going to be President because of his flipping and flopping. Not because of my little notation here. I CERTAINLY think that I've brought some facts to light and to bear on him and you don't like it.

To that, I say, TOUGH. Deal with it. My vote cancels yours. HA!

"Amateur radio is indeed regulated, but not to the degree that fist responder communications are in todays world. "

First responders know nothing about radios. They are simply handed to them to use, right out of the box. They;re told push the button to talk, release to hear, and the volume control and battery compartment are pointed out. Depending on the class, amateurs know a hell of a lot more, and can build and operate your 10Kw station.

You sir, are a amateur, not a professional. Don't mix the two. One can compliment the other, but they must be separate for good reason.

You're pretty snappy with the observations. How do you know RD is not a "professional?" Can you tell if I am? I'd love to hear your response.

You are making false assumptions about something Romney never said or inferred. You just don't like him.

Reread the article and reread his posts. He made no assumptions or inference, it was pretty clear. You sir, are a amateur, not a professional. Don't mix the two.

Looks like he has you beat in number of scope of FCC licenses.

Amateur radio is indeed regulated, but not to the degree that fist responder communications are in todays world. There are damn good reasons for the regulatory aspects. The first thing that a enemy does during a attack, is to damage the communication infrastructure. This is why it is now hardened, and getting more so.

Your wrong. It is getting better bit during Katrina there still times and places where only HAMs could communicate. Your FCC license clearly did not tell you much about how disaster response goes or just how susceptible to them infrastructure is. I am also 'just an armature' with my FCC license but happen to know fair bit about military communications from my 'professional' job.

I've had a FCC license for 30 years. I used to own a 100,000 watt station.

Hopefully I'm the umpteenth person to call 'BS' on this particular claim ... (unless he means a commercial broadcast radio station and what used to be known as an FCC "First Class Radiotelephone Operator License" and now in its place a "General Radiotelephone Operator License").

References:
Part 97 Amateur Radio Service §97.313 Transmitter power standards

Commercial Radio Operator License Program Types of Licenses, Permits, and Endorsements