[SBE] The future of Broadcasting.

[Larry Will]

TO SBE Moderator

Would please shut this hopelessly long and boring thread off.

Larry Will, P.E.

At 11:01 AM 3/17/2010, you wrote:

>You can only see 4% of the universe doesn't mean the other 96% 

>doesn't exist. Bury a can with a $1 in it somewhere in Nevada and 

>ask your firends to find it.  In 20 years go back and get your $1.

>No, but no weapons were found, and the power reactor that Israel 

>bombed some time back proved to be nothing but a power reactor, no 

>hidden atomic bomb factory there, or anywhere else.

>

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>

>-----Original Message-----

>From: Bob Reite <br at telcen.com>

>To: sbe member discussion mail list <sbe at sbe.org>

>Sent: Tue, Mar 16, 2010 10:38 pm

>Subject: Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.

>

>No, but no weapons were found, and the power reactor that Israel 

>bombed some time back proved to be nothing but a power reactor, no 

>hidden atomic bomb factory there, or anywhere else.

>

>Edwin Bukont wrote:

> > Oh yeah, that's right, and we never found the exact reason for 

> all those > underground cities designed with French and German know 

> how. You build > a shelter for what purpose?

> > > Edwin Bukont CSRE, DRB, CBNT > V- 240.417.2475; F- 

> 240.368.1265 > > > > > > > > 

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> > To: <mailto:sbe at sbe.org>sbe at sbe.org

> > Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:39:28 -0400

> > From: <mailto:a9xw at cs.com>a9xw at cs.com

> > Subject: Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.

> > > > Hey... we have a freakin war with a county that "has weapons of

> > mass destruction" that NEVER did materialize (surprise!) > > 

> Unless you count the 22 tons of uranium yellow cake that was sent 

> to > Canada from Iraq, and the pre war 600 truck convoy to Syria 

> spotted by > military satellite.

> > > Henry

> > > > > -----Original Message-----

> > From: Dan Slentz <<mailto:dan_slentz at yahoo.com>dan_slentz at yahoo.com>

> > To: sbe member discussion mail list <<mailto:sbe at sbe.org>sbe at sbe.org>

> > Sent: Tue, Mar 16, 2010 2:24 pm

> > Subject: Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.

> > > Please excuse the following tirade. After reading articles 

> every day > about the government deciding TV spectrum should go 

> away so each > American can have wireless broadband, I finally 

> exploded! This might > have just been done so I could vent. But as 

> I read it more calmly, it > really does make sense. I'm going to 

> send it to my congressman and > senator. Also going to send it to 

> an old family friend (Congressman > Zach Space). The government 

> simply MUST stop with involving itself in > areas that aren't 

> "broke". I'd say, when they have everything else > fixed, then look 

> for other things to "fix" (or break).

> > > But this is just my opinion. Nothing more. Nothing less.

> > > > > > This is sickening! For about 10 years broadcasters have 

> jumped through > hoops and converted to the new digital system.. 

> have spent millions of > dollars+ and added services.. have built 

> the infrastructure for "TV of > the future", and now our government 

> decides it wants our spectrum?!!! > Why at it, why not take away 

> all steel and plastic from car > manufacturers? How about taking 

> away water from all the food growers? > > What are TV broadcasters 

> without their spectrum but a cable channel > (which, by the way, 

> can be modulated with a $1,000 cable modulator and > not a 

> $5,000,000+ transmitter system). Our government IS OFF THE DEEP > 

> END and is become nothing less than the politicians of former 

> Communist > Russia. The government has already taken back channels 

> 59 thru 83 over > the years, and now they are looking at taking 

> back the rest? Bull crap! > > The amount of spectrum they say is 

> needed for broadband internet is so > short sighted. They say there 

> will be 100,000,000 homes at 100 mbps for > this proposed new 

> service, but in just a few years 100 mbps is going to > be the 

> equivalent of "dial-up" in terms of speed. It wasn't that long > 

> ago that have 56k was incredible, but now the amount of data 

> we're > pulling (like down-loading a pirated movie) would take 

> hours upon hours > to download the old standard. And they're 

> thinking 100 mbps is going > to be enough?! Whose spectrum do they 

> intend to swipe when that isn't > enough??? > > We wired this 

> nation for phones with 99% of Americans now having it. > Let's look 

> at where we have nearly 100% coverage and determine how we > can 

> run high speed data over power lines. Or let's wire to every 

> house > with fiber (look at Verizon FIoS or AT&T.) The speed of 

> fiber has yet > to fully be tapped, and certainly not going to be 

> "crushed" by > atmospheric conditions and any other interference 

> (as another national > RF network will certainly do). And when are 

> we going to finally decide > that all this RF might just be the 

> cause of the continuously increasing > cancer rate. Think about 

> that! Who DON'T you know that isn't getting > cancer now! So let's 

> flood every single U.S. house with yet MORE > transmitters. This is 

> freakin' NUTS! > > Hey.. U.S. government:.. concern yourself with a 

> national water supply > full of toxins and poisons.. .and an 

> increasing lack of water. Hey... > we have a freakin war with a 

> county that "has weapons of mass > destruction" that NEVER did 

> materialize (surprise!) Maybe... just > maybe.. our politicians 

> should think about how to get the heck out of > THAT mess! What 

> about the homeless in America? Wanna give them > wireless broadband 

> over the former TV spectrum? Hey.. here's a NOVEL > IDEA... figure 

> out how to help those people?!! And what about > unemployement????? 

> How about figuring out a way to get people back to > work (instead 

> of elmininating another industry - TV). This is what > seriously 

> ticks me off. Our politicians are NOT focusing on REAL > PROBLEMS 

> and REAL CONCERNS. They are looking ways to screw things up > 

> further instead of fixing REAL human issues. > > The government is 

> talking about people that aren't even using the > internet and 

> saying "if we build it... they will come". Hey... here's > an idea. 

> If they don't want it.. don't need it.. aren't asking for > it.. 

> then KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT OF IT!!! Here's news for you (gov't)... > 

> about 95% of the U.S. population never used the public library. 

> Didn't > see you going door to door with a set of encyclopedias for 

> every > American or a library card. LET the people decide!

> > > Hey politicians!!! STOP listening to wealthy companies wanting 

> to "do > something for Americans" (in other words.. "looking for 

> another way to > make money") and START LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE WHO 

> ELECTED YOU!!! I > haven't seen protests or huge masses saying 

> "give us wireless > intenet"... yet somehow you feel this needs to 

> happen. WAKE THE H*LL > UP! When/if you continue to push the people 

> of this country enough... > and continue to think YOU (as 

> politicians) know what's best for US > without actually listening 

> to US... then you WILL find a situation that > really needs your 

> attention... and that is civil unrest!

> > > I, for one (but not alone), am SICK of this stuff! > > STOP 

> pissing around with TV and instead focus half that effort on our > 

> polution, our economy, our ecology, our "war problems", our hungry, 

> our > homeless. Any of THESE items seem to be a cause worth 

> fighting for? > Or is the REAL ISSUE and problem that we need 

> wireless 100 mbps across > our nation??!!

> > > > > 

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> > *From:* Gary O'Guinn <<mailto:garyo at ktuu.com>garyo at ktuu.com 

> <mailto:garyo at ktuu.com>>

> > *To:* sbe member discussion mail list 

> <<mailto:sbe at sbe.org>sbe at sbe.org <mailto:sbe at sbe.org>>

> > *Sent:* Tue, March 16, 2010 12:15:25 PM

> > *Subject:* [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.

> > > I have read most of the comments about the death of Free Over 

> The Air > Broadcasting and it seems to me we broadcasters need to 

> step up. > According to the majority of comments posted here, most 

> of us feel that > this is a direct attack on the principals of our 

> government mixed in > with Congressional greed. If all we are going 

> to do is talk about this > among ourselves then nothing will be 

> accomplished. If these issues > really mean something then we need 

> to take an active approach. Call, > write, e-mail your Congressmen 

> (or women). Tell them that if they allow > the F.C.C. to proceed 

> along the path they have chosen, these Congressmen > cannot count 

> upon your support at the polling booth. Pass the word on to > your 

> friends and family members.

> > > You want change in the government then it's time to step up and 

> remind > the "Government" that this is a Government of the People, 

> by the People > and for the People. Not a People of the Government, 

> by the Government, > and for the Government: as it seems that many 

> in Washington would like > us to be.

> > > Gary O'Guinn

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