<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Dan-- <br><br>I thought ARES was ok back in the '80's when I was active in Washington Co., but we weren't doing much beyond county operations and occasional hurricane evac. Of course that was all before Homeland etc.,<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I found myself agreeing with with the editorial, but then thought about how all ham privileges were suspended during war times, and wondering how these circumstances compare. I can appreciate their vigilance, but I'm of the school that the ham's job is communications, not in the field emergency response. I told Ray that I took the CERT training primarily for the comms aspect. <br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">-- Gil WB5RFQ<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 7:20 PM, Dan White <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dan@dandlfarms.com" target="_blank">dan@dandlfarms.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>That’s is exactly why I will not be a member of ARIES (or how ever it is
spelled). They demand too much.</div>
<div>I will be glad to help if I can.</div>
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<div>Dan White, W5AOV</div>
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<div><b>From:</b> <a title="g.a.franke@gmail.com" href="mailto:g.a.franke@gmail.com" target="_blank">Gilbert Franke</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 04, 2015 6:10 PM</div>
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<div><b>Subject:</b> [W5SFA] Something to Think About!!!</div></div></div>
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<div><font size="4" color="#0000ff"><em>Hams Are Beginning To See...</em></font>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Arial";COLOR:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><font size="4">This article included in the Monthly Report for November 1, 2015 by the
Arkansas Section leadership... </font></b></div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Arial";COLOR:rgb(0,0,0)"><font style="FONT-SIZE:12pt" size="4"><font size="5">***GOVERNMENT TAKE OVER OF HAM
RADIO*** <br></font><br><font size="4">Home Land Security is trying to or maybe
has all ready taken over<br>Amateur Radio Emergency Communications. Not long
after Home Land Security was created they started giving out Grants to Amateur
Radio Clubs and Organization. Be careful what you ask for. You might get
it.<br><br>Any time the Government “gives” you anything, they demand “complete
control” in return. </font><font size="4">Once you accept Government funds
they<font face="Arial"> </font>will put restrictions or requirements on our
participation.<br><br></font></font></div>
<div style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Arial";COLOR:rgb(0,0,0)"><font style="FONT-SIZE:12pt" size="4"><font size="5">Wait a minute!.....</font> <font size="5">Aren’t we volunteers?</font></font></div>
<div style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Arial";COLOR:rgb(0,0,0)"><font style="FONT-SIZE:12pt" size="4"><font size="4">We communicate among ourselves for
our own pleasure and comfort daily/hourly. We are willing volunteers to help
when needed.</font></font><font style="FONT-SIZE:12pt" size="4"><font size="4"> <br></font><font size="5"><font size="4">WHY DO WE NEED TO COMPLY WITH
NIMS, ICS, FEMA, HOMELAND SECURITY </font>requirements/demands to
communicate?<br><br></font></font></div>
<div style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Arial";COLOR:rgb(0,0,0)"><font style="FONT-SIZE:12pt" size="4"><font size="4">We are all ready communicating and
if the Government wants our help, all they need to do is ask. We don’t have to
do anything different to supply the requested communications. We are NOT in
charge. We do NOT make management decisions. We do NOT run the event. THEY are
in charge. So WHY do WE need to be compliant with Government management
bureaucracy<br>demands/restrictions/requirements</font>? </font></div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Arial";COLOR:rgb(0,0,0)"><font style="FONT-SIZE:12pt" size="4"><font size="4">If the Government wants/needs our
help we are willing. </font></font><font style="FONT-SIZE:12pt" size="4"><font size="4">What we should NOT be willing to do is comply with demands and
requirements by Government bureaucracy to help the Government who is “asking”
for our help for something we all ready do daily. We are all ready set up and
functional. We are here for the asking. We should not have to “comply” with
Government overreach with unneeded “compliance” to help the Government. IF the
Government can not communicate and needs/wants our help, WE can more often than
not help. </font></font></div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Arial";COLOR:rgb(0,0,0)"><font style="FONT-SIZE:12pt" size="4"><font size="4">We DO however, need to maintain our
own identity and independence. Otherwise Ham Radio will get swallowed up in the
Government Bureaucracy.<br><br></font></font></div>
<div style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Arial";COLOR:rgb(0,0,0)"><font style="FONT-SIZE:12pt" size="4"><font size="4">We all know what happens
then!</font></font></div></div></div></font></div></div><br>-- <br>
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