09/15/2008

Urgent....Urgent....Urgent!  

Save The Last 'Voice of America' From
 The Wrecking Ball And Scrap Metal Pirates!

Delano VOA Facility & Equipment
In Grave Jeopardy! 

Radio Community Rallies To Save An American Icon!

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"Hello Radio National,

 Here’s my take on the destruction of the VoA – Delano , California Facility…

 I began shortwave listening in 1968, amidst the Cold War. It was a pleasure to hear so many stations from the far corners of the earth. But nothing gave me more pride and pleasure than listening to the Voice of America (VoA) on shortwave. Radio Moscow and its many tentacles throughout the Eastern Europe block were broadcasting on powerful transmitters inside the massive geographical area of the Soviet Union, incessantly attacking the policies and leadership of the USA . My shortwave radio picked up their message from East Germany , Romania , Hungary , Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia . However, there was always great pride and a counter balancing force, coming from the shortwave programming of the VoA., including those in Special English for all those freedom loving people outside this great country wanting to listen in English and someday migrate to this land. How powerful is that, I ask of you?

 Today, we face the same threat as 40 years ago, when I began listening to shortwave radio. Not a Cold War, but a war on terrorism from radical fundamentalists hell-bent on destroying this country. However, this threat comes to our land, as it did on September 11, 2001. The question now is when will the next strike occur? Will it be via a “dirty bomb” detonated in a large city or financial district, capable of wiping out all modern forms of communication, including the Internet and cellular communications? Do you realize that shortwave radio would survive such an attack and provide a means of communication nationwide and worldwide? Isn’t that a form of national security?

 So I ask this question: Why do you plan on destroying the VoA Delano, California shortwave facility? Don’t you realize that this is as important to our country as petroleum reserves? Shortwave is ready when needed and can reach our citizens nationwide, as well as peoples worldwide? Do you comprehend this? It is obvious to me that we need to keep the VoA Delano facility safely mothballed for the coming years. Do not destroy this valuable and irreplaceable strategic American resource! As I write this today, I can honestly say that such a shortsighted move will most certainly come back to haunt us all. Find other ways to budget-cut or reduce government operating costs. This should be off limits and the equivalent of burning the United States flag. Such a move is unacceptable and un-American."

 Edward J Insinger

28 Madison Avenue

Summit , NJ 07901

 cc:       Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, California

            Rep. Mike Fergusun, New Jersey

            Sen. Frank Lautenburg, New Jersey

            Sen. Robert Menendez, New Jersey

            Sen. John McCain, Arizona

Please do whatever you can to follow Mr. Insinger's lead.  Not many of us are as articulate but thousands of shortwave listeners and Hams can certainly express our passion about saving our greatest American radio icon!

This story supports Mr. Insinger's arguments:

http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/wm1019.cfm

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                 Man of Multi-track....

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Rare Audio Recording Discovered of 
Edwin 'Howard' Armstrong!

Inventor of: Regenerative Circuit/Superheterodyne-Receiver/FM

Download Audio of  Major Armstrong Speaking at 'Armstrong Award Presentation' 1952-  43rd Anniversary Banquet held at the Advertising Club N. Y.  Armstrong Medal to  
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An Amazing Life......

General Ferrie, head of French military communications, pins the insignia of a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur on Armstrong in 1919.

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