Whacker busted for being STUPID. What a shock!

[N4VGB]

I think some of you guys have gone around the bend in your anti public service attitude on ham radio.

Which is opposite but equivalent to the "whacker" attitude.

I'm no "whacker" but I did spend a solid week transporting people and supplies during a rare blizzard here.

[N8YX]

I think some of you guys have gone around the bend in your anti public service attitude on ham radio.

I cannot speak for the rest of the people in this thread...but in regards to the Amateur Radio hobby, I'm not "anti-public-service".

I am, on the other hand, vehemently opposed to the ARRL's insistence on jumping into bed with a number of federal agencies and pushing the "When all else fails!" agenda solely for the purpose of swelling their ranks with wannabe 'First responders'.

The approach is irresponsible, and when some friggin' idiot buys into their "Save the World!" spiel hook, line and sinker then proceeds to pull some extremely boneheaded move and lands his sorry butt on the national evening news, it makes every one of us look bad.

(Doubly so because the damned moron had a firearm...now the Brady Bunch will be jumping all over THAT.)

Those of us who still give a sh!t about the amateur radio service have every right to be upset when some a$$hat does something like this.

[N4VGB]

(Doubly so because the damned moron had a firearm...now the Brady Bunch will be jumping all over THAT.)

Those of us who still give a sh!t about the amateur radio service have every right to be upset when some a$$hat does something like this.

Have you not taken note of the strange firearm charge leveled against the lad? A misdemeanor. He is NOT charged with illegally carrying a firearm.
So I have presumed that the lad was also in possession of a CCW.

Multiple antennas on the car, we got those here.

The strobe lights are perfectly legal.

So far, I haven't heard of a single serious charge being leveled against the lad.

So for now, I'm fairly uninterested in the lad, unless something interesting arises.

[W5RB]

I think some of you guys have gone around the bend in your anti public service attitude on ham radio.

I cannot speak for the rest of the people in this thread...but in regards to the Amateur Radio hobby, I'm not "anti-public-service".

I am, on the other hand, vehemently opposed to the ARRL's insistence on jumping into bed with a number of federal agencies and pushing the "When all else fails!" agenda solely for the purpose of swelling their ranks with wannabe 'First responders'.

The approach is irresponsible, and when some friggin' idiot buys into their "Save the World!" spiel hook, line and sinker then proceeds to pull some extremely boneheaded move and lands his sorry butt on the national evening news, it makes every one of us look bad.

(Doubly so because the damned moron had a firearm...now the Brady Bunch will be jumping all over THAT.)

Those of us who still give a sh!t about the amateur radio service have every right to be upset when some a$$hat does something like this.

While you do not presume to speak for others , I couldn't have summed up my own thoughts any better . add my +1 .

Russ

[N9FE]

Da Zed yanked this story off the board. And dilly I don't have not one thing against service. But as a very old ham told me years ago. THEY DON'T NEED US. If they do they will let us know. If you want to do something that really matters, Work with the weather service. Thats where amatuers are needed. NOT playing junior policeman whackerboy.. Edit: they moved this story to T&O

[w0aew]

It is to laugh.

[W3WN]

Before we drag the ARRL (correctly or incorrectly) into this schmuck's story... did you notice in the AP story that before he became a ham, he was an active member of REACT, and he was defended quite strenuously by the local head of REACT.

Not all whackers are because of the "if all else fails" push. Some were whackers long before they got their amateur license.

This is neither to defend nor attack the ARRL's campaign... just sayin' that it may have had nothing to do with this putz.

[N8YX]

Before we drag the ARRL (correctly or incorrectly) into this schmuck's story... did you notice in the AP story that before he became a ham, he was an active member of REACT, and he was defended quite strenuously by the local head of REACT.

Not all whackers are because of the "if all else fails" push. Some were whackers long before they got their amateur license.

This is neither to defend nor attack the ARRL's campaign... just sayin' that it may have had nothing to do with this putz.

That being the case, the seeds of whackerdom were planted long before this person became involved with the ARS.

I could tell ya stories involving REACT...in fact, I will when I see you at Butler.

[N5RLR]

Well, darn, 'YX...regale the rest of us with said stories. You can [strike:tq87rwq0]alter[/strike:tq87rwq0] change the names/callsigns to protect the [strike:tq87rwq0]guilty[/strike:tq87rwq0] innocent.

But yeah, REACT...I'm not surprised.

[N4VGB]

I had to Google REACT to see what the hell it was. :rofl:

Now that bunch does look like the epitome of "whackerdom". :rofl:

Let's see now, if the REACT whackers sprung into service at the very peak of a very good sunspot cycle they just might be able to communicate effectively. If they could convince the DX hounds to shut the hell up for a second. :rofl: