Re: CHOICE magazine

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From: Phil Street
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 00:00

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dave@fgh.fgh.oz.au (Dave Horsfall) writes:

>In article <4fmcnb$s8s@wabbit.cc.uow.edu.au>,
>    ben@snrc.uow.edu.au writes:
>
>>Awww, come on - Choice is aimed at the general public, who wouldn't
>>know (or care about?) the difference between a ham radio rig, a scanner,
>>a CB radio, or an AM/FM trannie. They're all "radios".
>
>My point exactly.  We amateurs ought to remember that, the next time
>an antenna objection is received from a neighbour, on the grounds that
>it will enable us to eavesdrop all the better on his phone...  We
>get enough bad press as it is, being confused with CBers, without a
>"learned" journal like Choice screwing things up.

Now why would any journalist want to spoil a good story by using facts?

Phil Street
email: phil@gromit.DIALix.oz.au
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From: phil@gromit.DIALix.oz.au (Phil Street)
Subject: Re: CHOICE magazine
Date: 1996/02/16
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