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		<title>Comment on General&#8230;..Finally! by KE5YYY</title>
		<link>http://kriskirkland.com/?p=79&#038;cpage=1#comment-177</link>
		<dc:creator>KE5YYY</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Looks like we got our General around the same time.  I got my Tech in Feb.  Got General this month earlier.  When I was only tech I made a lot of Contacts with contesters on the little piece of 10 meters.  I really enjoy the upper bands, my low dipole reaches very far at the higher bands, not so much so due to ground losses on the lower bands.  Good luck.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looks like we got our General around the same time.  I got my Tech in Feb.  Got General this month earlier.  When I was only tech I made a lot of Contacts with contesters on the little piece of 10 meters.  I really enjoy the upper bands, my low dipole reaches very far at the higher bands, not so much so due to ground losses on the lower bands.  Good luck.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Secede Texas! by Branden</title>
		<link>http://kriskirkland.com/?p=70&#038;cpage=1#comment-135</link>
		<dc:creator>Branden</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The People of Texas

We Texans love y&#039;all, but we&#039;ll have to take action if Obama wins 
president over McCain. We&#039;ll miss you too. 
 
Texas has given all those complainers plenty of time to get used to the results. After seeing the whiners along the campaign route, the folks from Texas are considering taking matters into our hands. 
 
 Here is our solution: 
 
 #1: Elect Barak Obama President of the United States. (All 49 states.) 
 
 #2: George W. Bush becomes the President of the Republic Of Texas. 
 
 So what does Texas have to do to survive as a Republic? 
 
1. NASA is just south of Houston, Texas. (We will control the space industry.) 
 
2. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States. 
 
3. Defense Industry. (We have over 65% of it) The term &quot;Don’t mess with Texas,&quot; will take on a whole new meaning. 
 
4. Oil - we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need for the next 300 years. Yankee states? Sorry about that. 
 
5. Natural Gas - Again we have all we need and it&#039;s too bad about those northern states. John Kerry will figure a way to keep them warm.... 
 
6. Computer Industry - we currently lead the nation in producing computer chips and communications: Small places like Texas Instruments, Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD, Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Semiconductor, Dallas Semiconductor, Delphi, Nortel, Alcatel, Etc, Etc. The list goes on and on. 
 
7. Health Centers - We have the largest research centers for Cancer research, the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world and other large health planning centers. 
 
8. We have enough colleges to keep us going: UT Texas, A&amp;M, Texas Tech, Rice, SMU, University of Houston,  Baylor, UNT, Texas Women&#039;s University, Ivy grows better in the south anyway 
 
9. We have a ready supply of workers. (Just open the border when we need some)
 
10. We have control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance, etc. 
 
11. In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard. We don&#039;t have an army but since everybody down here has at least six rifles and a pile of ammo, we can raise an army in 24 hours if we need it. If the situation really gets bad, we can always call Department of Public Safety and ask them to send over a couple Texas Rangers. 
 
12. We are totally self sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs and several types of grain, fruit and vegetables and lets not forget seafood from the gulf. And everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they taste good. Don&#039;t need any food. 
 
This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic Of Texas in good shape. There isn&#039;t a thing out there that we need and don&#039;t have. 
 
Now to the rest of the United States under President Obama: Since you won&#039;t have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only Mr. Kerry will be able to drive around in his 9 mile per gallon SUV. The rest of the United States will have to walk or ride bikes. 
 
You won&#039;t have any TV as the space center in Houston will cut off your communications. You won&#039;t have any natural gas to heat your homes but since Mr. Kerry has predicted global warming, you will not need the gas. 
 
Signed, The People in Texas 
 
Have a nice day!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The People of Texas</p>
<p>We Texans love y&#8217;all, but we&#8217;ll have to take action if Obama wins<br />
president over McCain. We&#8217;ll miss you too. </p>
<p>Texas has given all those complainers plenty of time to get used to the results. After seeing the whiners along the campaign route, the folks from Texas are considering taking matters into our hands. </p>
<p> Here is our solution: </p>
<p> #1: Elect Barak Obama President of the United States. (All 49 states.) </p>
<p> #2: George W. Bush becomes the President of the Republic Of Texas. </p>
<p> So what does Texas have to do to survive as a Republic? </p>
<p>1. NASA is just south of Houston, Texas. (We will control the space industry.) </p>
<p>2. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States. </p>
<p>3. Defense Industry. (We have over 65% of it) The term &#8220;Don’t mess with Texas,&#8221; will take on a whole new meaning. </p>
<p>4. Oil &#8211; we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need for the next 300 years. Yankee states? Sorry about that. </p>
<p>5. Natural Gas &#8211; Again we have all we need and it&#8217;s too bad about those northern states. John Kerry will figure a way to keep them warm&#8230;. </p>
<p>6. Computer Industry &#8211; we currently lead the nation in producing computer chips and communications: Small places like Texas Instruments, Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD, Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Semiconductor, Dallas Semiconductor, Delphi, Nortel, Alcatel, Etc, Etc. The list goes on and on. </p>
<p>7. Health Centers &#8211; We have the largest research centers for Cancer research, the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world and other large health planning centers. </p>
<p>8. We have enough colleges to keep us going: UT Texas, A&amp;M, Texas Tech, Rice, SMU, University of Houston,  Baylor, UNT, Texas Women&#8217;s University, Ivy grows better in the south anyway </p>
<p>9. We have a ready supply of workers. (Just open the border when we need some)</p>
<p>10. We have control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance, etc. </p>
<p>11. In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard. We don&#8217;t have an army but since everybody down here has at least six rifles and a pile of ammo, we can raise an army in 24 hours if we need it. If the situation really gets bad, we can always call Department of Public Safety and ask them to send over a couple Texas Rangers. </p>
<p>12. We are totally self sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs and several types of grain, fruit and vegetables and lets not forget seafood from the gulf. And everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they taste good. Don&#8217;t need any food. </p>
<p>This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic Of Texas in good shape. There isn&#8217;t a thing out there that we need and don&#8217;t have. </p>
<p>Now to the rest of the United States under President Obama: Since you won&#8217;t have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only Mr. Kerry will be able to drive around in his 9 mile per gallon SUV. The rest of the United States will have to walk or ride bikes. </p>
<p>You won&#8217;t have any TV as the space center in Houston will cut off your communications. You won&#8217;t have any natural gas to heat your homes but since Mr. Kerry has predicted global warming, you will not need the gas. </p>
<p>Signed, The People in Texas </p>
<p>Have a nice day!</p>
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		<title>Comment on General Exam by W9ZEB</title>
		<link>http://kriskirkland.com/?p=62&#038;cpage=1#comment-105</link>
		<dc:creator>W9ZEB</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Get on it slacker.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Get on it slacker.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Lazy by W9ZEB</title>
		<link>http://kriskirkland.com/?p=61&#038;cpage=1#comment-104</link>
		<dc:creator>W9ZEB</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Roxie rox with the more awesome.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Roxie rox with the more awesome.</p>
<p> <img src='http://kriskirkland.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Comment on &#8216;Ham&#8217; operators gave valuable help by nf0</title>
		<link>http://kriskirkland.com/?p=60&#038;cpage=1#comment-87</link>
		<dc:creator>nf0</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here is another one for you:

HAM RADIO USED IN DISASTER RELIEF FOR CITIZENS OF ANGELINA COUNTY

During the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, Dale Kirkland, KE5ADC and Lamar Denby, KD5HLB provided emergency communication for the United States Army National Guard and the Huntington PD and VFD as food, water, and ice were dispatched via military transport to rural areas of Angelina County. Kirkland led several missions from the Huntington Disaster Relief Pod as far South as Saron and the Bowden lake road communities in Jasper County. When more supplies were needed he called for them via amateur radio, using the Lone Star repeater (147.360 MHz), and they were immediately dispatched to the area. Many of the people who were helped were elderly and unable to travel due to down power lines and trees.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is another one for you:</p>
<p>HAM RADIO USED IN DISASTER RELIEF FOR CITIZENS OF ANGELINA COUNTY</p>
<p>During the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, Dale Kirkland, KE5ADC and Lamar Denby, KD5HLB provided emergency communication for the United States Army National Guard and the Huntington PD and VFD as food, water, and ice were dispatched via military transport to rural areas of Angelina County. Kirkland led several missions from the Huntington Disaster Relief Pod as far South as Saron and the Bowden lake road communities in Jasper County. When more supplies were needed he called for them via amateur radio, using the Lone Star repeater (147.360 MHz), and they were immediately dispatched to the area. Many of the people who were helped were elderly and unable to travel due to down power lines and trees.</p>
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