The Elites Phone Patch

It would seem that the Elites have some difficulty in getting folks to call in to their Phone Patch during the middle of the night. The ‘correct’ folks, I should say, as they will only take calls from ‘unblocked’ numbers.

Art Bell w6obb is plaintively heard issuing the plea to make that call, kind of like some strange, unknown night bird, perhaps the blue-bellied bully. He and Scott Barris k7mix, note that the phone patch is open, “call 702.727.8176”.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/22/1450734/w6obb%20MakeCall.mp3

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/22/1450734/2008.05.31_w6obb%20MakeCall.mp3

Other than the usual Elites, last night, there where a lot of Hams on hand to talk to callers; Stan wg6k, Ben kd7bcw, and even Steve k6txh (who actually got a call, even though it was uhhh, questionable). But few real callers, and a lot of pranksters.

It would seem, that there are those out there who call the Elites Phone Patch, just to keep the phone jammed up so that no one else can get through. I cannot imagine why. Eventually, last night, they had to shut down the Phone Patch because of this little problem. (So why not just have 'open lines'? Wouldn't that solve the problem?)

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/22/1450734/2008.05.31_w6obb%20JammingPhone.mp3

The Elites seem to need such instant gratification (loop worship from afar) that if any time passes with no callers, they get frantic. To entice callers, they are now offering ‘prizes’ such as a random 'trip to Hawaii' offered by artie w6obb,

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/22/1450734/2008.05.31_w6obb%20HaiwianVac.mp3

And 'Thousands of Dollars (to caller #17)' offered by Jim ki6gu.
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/22/1450734/2008.05.31_ki6gu%20Thousands.mp3

Now the question is, is it legal to ‘offer prizes’ when there is no intention of awarding them? Is it legal to use the Ham Bands to run a contest for the public?

I personally have no idea and do not really care, though there are probably state and federal agencies that do. I just want legit (ahmmm!) callers to keep those Phone Patch calls coming in! It is all about fun, isn’t it?

ADDENDUM Art Bell w6obb, Threats, Blackmail, and Extortion

FROM Elites.com 5.28.08

1) Honey, the Bitch never left! Whomever told you that, told you wrong; as many bigger, (literally & figuratively!), richer, more powerful, & more famous than artie) people would attest too. (And that's one of my fav songs, though I'd never be so tacky as to put music on a web site!) I've played with the big boys, and artie, you are not one!

2) The info I thought artie would be interested in (since he was moaning/groaning!) was the fact that I had decided, BEFORE THE FIRST OF 2008, to cut back on all things HamFanz, including closing the Secret Page, and altering the site to minimum. Things I've previously informed others of (and are, in fact, in process); this month on the Secret Page, and others months and weeks ago! (Those I confided in are free to come forward with the info, if they choose! But it really doesn't make any difference to me.) But artie didn't want to hear it; he's off in his conspiracy/power trip world! ...Such a FOOL.

3) The HamFanz Grudge Report will continue, as I have the time and interest for it.

4) I am through playing email tag w/artie...

5) And I still know what artie's NEXT book should be (artie have your literary attorney contact me).

............

Here for everyone's edification is the full series of emails, instituted by artie on 5.25.08 BTW, I have the full emails, including headers, in my files...

5.25.08 6.49P
Hey Evvy,
In case you care, which I doubt, I have NOT been the one hitting your site. I am sure you will not believe me which is fine but it is the truth. When I have screwed with your site in the past, I admit it, as in the Poll. As for your getting a password to Elitehams.com, it ain't gonna happen. You take delight in talking trash about me and I am not going to make it easy for you. You are banned from S-meter because you banned me, like you say, tit for tat.

Like most other people, you give me credit for far more than I deserve. I have had a password to your chat since the first hour you gave it out, I have not posted ONE THING. All I have
done is read. Again, I have not posted one damn thing since some time before you went to password control. You don't honestly think I am the only non Evvy fan do you? The way you treat others comes back to haunt you every time. Keep it up and so will I. I have no idea what you expect when you keep writing trash.

When the day comes that I see all the bullshit about me gone from your site, then we shall see, until then expect me to do everything I can to make your life as miserable as you seem to want to make mine, and I am just getting started. However, as I said I have not done anything since I voted for myself in the poll.

I will wait and see what you do and react in kind.
Art
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5.25.08 9:14P
-----Original Message-----From: Art Bell [mailto:knye@knye.com]Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 6:49 PMTo: hamfanz@cox.netSubject: From Art

Hey Evvy,
In case you care, which I doubt, I have NOT been the one hitting your site. I am sure you will not believe me which is fine but it isthe truth. When I have screwed with your site in the past, I admit it,as in the Poll.

I do care, in that I like to have my ducks in a row, so to speak. And in fact, am glad u emailed me, as I think I may have some info re HamFanz that would interest u.

However, I would like for this to be BETWEEN just us. I will NOT mention to anyone, nor publish to the HamFanz Grudge Report, this 'contact, and I can only ask that u keep this email/info private (even from GU, etc).

So other than 'touching some bases', I will keep this to common knowledge items, until I get some commitment from you that this conversation will be kept PRIVATE.

As for your getting a password to Elitehams.com, it ain't gonnahappen. You take delight in talking trash about me and I am notgoing to make it easy for you. You are banned from S-meterbecause you banned me, like you say, tit for tat.

You know what, I don't need a password to Elite Hams, as folks email me whenever something interesting occurs. (NO PERVERTS, WINGNUTS, SLIP-SHOD LAWYERS OR OLD HAGS ALLOWED!) The banning me from smeter was unwarranted as I had banned you from NOTHING except the 'polls page' and I only did that because it caused such a lot of work! On top of which, not only did u 'kick' me from the Pahrump receiver (WHICH IS YOUR RIGHT!), but I can not access the smeter page, links, info, other nets, receivers, etc.
Because I choose NOT to publish a comment (an anon one at that) IMMEDIATELY, the moment u want it done (that's your ego at work!), IS NOT BEING BANNED. If you read the Grudge you will see numerous mentions that I will not publish comments that are NOT related to the article they are submitted too; I 'reject' several comments a week for various reasons. Your comment had not even been 'rejected', had only been awaiting review a COUPLE OF HOURS (Though I prob would have rejected it)! And believe it or not, I am NOT sitting in front of my computer, at all times, instantly available for HamFanz 'business'. You overreacted.
However, not having smeter is no big prob, just an inconvenience, though I do miss it... (PS, last night on 3830 was boring, (though I DO have the recordings-will prob delete 'em) other than the conversation about that older woman who was sailing 'alone'. I can't remember her name either. I thought of hunting through the Audio Archives for recordings regarding this, but since I couldn't even come up w/a date, decided not too.)

Like most other people, you give me credit for far more thanI deserve. I have had a password to your chat since the first houryou gave it out, I have not posted ONE THING. All I havedone is read. Again, I have not posted one damn thing sincesome time before you went to password control. You don't honestlythink I am the only non Evvy fan do you?

"color:#990000;">I was aware of the above also.. (it appears u 'underrate' me)

The way you treat others comes back to haunt you every time.Keep it up and so will I. I have no idea what you expect when youkeep writing trash.

Trash to u, I consider it my personal opinion, and or the reporting (always from several sources) of 'news & gossip'. And 'readers' eat it up... One mans ceiling, etc...

When the day comes that I see all the bullshit about me gone fromyour site, then we shall see, until then expect me to do everythingI can to make your life as miserable as you seem to want to make mine,and I am just getting started. However, as I said I have not done anythingsince I voted for myself in the poll.

Hate to disappoint u, but I am NOT trying to make your life miserable, that was NEVER my purpose; (in fact, for years, since your LV days, I was a big fan of yours! Your show rated right up there for me along with the SD 'Love Doctor', Sally Jess, live radio productions, etc. I am and always have been a 'radio listener'.) it's all about hits and donations, period. U of all people, should understand that... And to top it off, u are so much EASIER to write about than GU, Gregg, Rev. Jim, etc! In fact, I'm ALWAYS looking for topics OTHER than Art Bell!!! (though the hits go down...)

And my life is not only NOT miserable (other than health issues), but HamFanz has been a gradually increasing source of 'life betterment' for me in all sorts of unexpected ways! There are a LOT of HamFanz supporters out there (or 'evvy fans', if u will)...

I will wait and see what you do and react in kind. Art

Now, I am going to go back to watching MEN IN BLACK, again, cause I love it. Probably won't be back at the computer for a whole couple of hours!
And I STILL know what your next book should be!

email: HamFanz@cox.net
HamFanz web site: http://www.hamfanz.com/
HamFanz List: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HamFanz/
HamFanz Blog: http://Hamfanz.blogspot.com/

5.25.08 9:57P
If you mean people who supply info to you I am well aware of them, like for example Bob Mc.....Greg and others I will not mention but am more aware of then you might think.If you really meant "NoCreeps", why do you pal up to the real Creeps, like WBJ,BNQ,TXH? I may be a "Public Person" however nobody likes to see their Family trashed. I can reach out and get more done and WILL.For a long time I just sat back and wondered why you would write such poison (Your opinion) about somebody. Now I am going to begin to react in a pro active way until it stops. Even a dumb cow will finally stop touching a fence that shocks. You should really figure out another target to write about anyway for reasons I will not go into here but will be very apparent soon. Otherwise thosehits you are so concerned about will vanish anyway. Finally, save me from your secrets, under the circumstances it is a mute point.

5.28.08 5.35P

Hi Evvy,
Again, I have not yet written one word in your chat. Yes, of course I have the latest P/W, I
will always have it (8HamFanz). I know you think that small circle of people are trustworthy,
oh well. Hint: Never trust anybody who says they are neutral. If it gives you joy to blame all this on me, be my guest, but the fact is I have not posted one damn thing to your site.....To be honest in about a Month. (Just read). Same goes for Wingnut's site, I have not posted there in the same time frame. The ONLY reason I even go to your site is to see the latest crap you have made up about me, the ONLY reason you are being banned is because of what you write about me. Your future is in your hands, take all the shit about me down and we can work something out. Keep it up and so will I. I have so much more to do!

I see you have now embraced Greg openly, hint: Big mistake.

Oh well, the beat goes on, your turn!
Art

Art Bell w6obb, Threats, Blackmail, and Extortion

I had planned an entirely different HamFanz Grudge Report for today, but then I put it on ‘hold’ after receiving an email from artie that included this paragraph:

“The ONLY reason I even go to your site is to see the latest crap you have made up about me, the ONLY reason you are being banned is because of what you write about me. Your future is in your hands, take all the shit about me down and we can work something out. Keep it up and so will I. I have so much more to do!

Aren’t threats, ‘blackmail’, and extortion illegal? Immoral at the very least! (Wonder what artie's 'hardcore' Catholic wife and in-laws think about this type of behaviour?)

Just what does artie think we can ‘work out’? I wonder if he thinks I will put a ‘price’ on my thoughts and opinions?

He has “so much more to do!” Does that mean he is going to sic someone on me, as he did Steve Wingate k7txh, and now Greg Sousa w6ezv? Or, that he’s going to ‘buy’ me a young Philippine like he did Ben Gardner kd7bcw?

At the very least, I can inform the public (including all the artie fans and loop worshipers out there, and who knows, perhaps the FBI Internet Crimes Division is reading this), just what kind of person artie really is, that is if they did not already know…

BTW, I don’t make anything up!

Art Bell w6obb Guest Hosts on C2C

Last night, Art Bell, w6obb, was the Guest Host on C2C AM; he filled in for George Noory.

I must admit that I have missed the last couple of times he has done this. I was looking forward to hearing that 'oh so familiar, in the night' voice.

Was I disappointed!

Is Major Ed Dames, who has seldom ever been ‘right’ with any of his predictions, the only Guest that will go on Broadcast Radio with Art?

And that dulcet, ‘in the night’ Art Bell voice that I listened to for years, am finely attuned too, is gone. Have age and stopping smoking taken their tolls on Art Bell’s famous voice?

Art Bell not only has ‘voice issues’; his timing is way off. He sounded arrogant, forced, stressed, and hurried. So, I would assume that Broadcast Radio is NOT like riding a bicycle; though with both, after a long period of not doing it, you are not going to be very proficient…

Give it up Art, and really retire, before you make an even bigger fool of yourself.

It will be interesting to hear what other long-term listeners thought! Chime in, give us your opinions of last night's c2c show!

ADDENDUM: I wonder if Art Bell did last night's c2c show for free, pro bono? He seems to expect that I should work for free...

Elites Histronics and Lies

Last night, The Elites, especially Art Bell w6obb, and Scott Barris k7mix, again went into unprovoked attack mode.

As usual, it was all lies and histrionics. (Audio Clips may be found for a short time at: http://www.hamfanz.com/AudioClips/Clips.html )

Of Particular interest was when artie stated that he didn't track the HamFanz Chat, as I've had to ban a jillion of his IP's in the last month as he has repeatedly tried to get into HamFanz Chat. And when he as been able to do so, he ALWAYS posted under a fake ID, vulgar, insulting, threatening messages! Many can attest to that. (I have also been told that he is doing the same at Steve's Chat www.RadioWingnuts.com )

If it's not him using his multiple home computers and IP's, then he'd better check with his wife...

Then too were the lies that I had been a chief opponent to the Elites having a passworded chat. That is far, far from the reality. All one has to do, is to click on the 'Elite' link on this page and read the articles.

What I objected too, was being REFUSED a password to the Elite Chat AFTER they had (and still do) say that all you have to do to get a password to their chat, is to request one! Which I did, and I was denied one.

Well, now it is REALLY 'tit for tat' (though that was NEVER the reason for setting up a passworded HamFanz Chat!); show me yours, boys, and I'll show you mine!

In the meantime, EVERYONE knows you, Art Bell, to be a liar!

Chats, Chats, Chats!

Although I asked Steve Wingate, k6txh, NICELY, several times to remove HamFanz Chat from his Radio Winguts http://www.radiowingnuts.com/ page, it never got done.

Before anyone jumps to wrong assumptions, the ONLY reason I wanted my chat removed from his site, is because the TWO Cool Web Toys java scripts, kept getting 'confused'.

Today, being extremely tired of messing with it, I finally took action. I deleted the old Chat, moved the HamFanz Chat to a different page, passworded the page, then installed a new version of Cool Web Chat.

If this does not work, or is too problematic, I will just delete the chat, period. (There is STILL the HamFanz Yahoo Group, ya know!)

Most of the folks who have chatted on HamFanz chat are still welcome, but you do have to email me for a password now.

What can I tell ya? Stuff happens...

Greg Sousa w6ezv, Spreading his Wings

In recent weeks, Greg w6ezv, has been heard on The Short Attention Span Network. But last night, he not only got on with The Little Peeps, but when questioned why he was there, he replied, and it sounded truthful to me.

There was then an absolutely GREAT discussion about Art Bell and the Elites by ag7g, wq6i, kn6z, w6ezv and others.

If you did not get to listen, you can find it at (for a couple of days only!): http://www.hamfanz.com/AudioClips/Clips.html

With Friends like Greg Sousa w6ezv

You do not need enemies, police, prosecuting attorneys, courts, judges, psychiatrists, clergy or even one’s own conscience.

No indeedy, last night’s on air conversation between Jim Watkins ki6gu, and Greg filled us all in on the details of the ‘rumor’ that Jim had crashed his truck into an eating establishment and been arrested for DUI. (BTW, A rumor the Grudge Report DID NOT publish!)

But perhaps the truth is even worse than the rumor. Greg Sousa following Jim? Then Greg Sousa waiting for a couple of hours for Jim to get back in his car and drive away? Then Greg places a call to the police? Then Greg watching from a distance as the police pulled Jim over and put him through a sobriety test?

What could Jim have possibly done to Greg to elicit this vengeful action on Greg’s part, to ‘trigger’, this kind of sick pathology on Greg’s part? What kind of ‘mind set’ makes one a ‘vigilante’?

We have seen Greg in action before, and recently. Greg drove hundreds of miles to Steve Wingate’s k6txh town, followed him to court, interviewed his neighbors, video taped him, etc. Of course, at that time, Jim Watkins (and no doubt, many others) was cheering, egging Greg on in the background. The shoe is now on the other foot…

Perhaps everyone involved with Greg should be prepared to take out a restraining order, as his ‘pathology’ seems to be escalating.

GlobalTuners

DxTuners now has a new name GLOBAL TUNERS, and is under new management.

Kelly Lindman has handed over the DxTuners system to Mr Ivo Smits in The
Netherlands some time ago. Ivo has developed it further under a new name, GlobalTuners, you can find it on http://www.globaltuners.com/.

Kelly's new project is called HamSphere. HamSphere is an artificial
shortwave radio based on the natural laws of radio propagation.
Talk with both ham operators and unlicensed users around the world with a
virtual transceiver. You can find the project on http://www.hamsphere.com/.

Membership is free on both HamSphere and GlobalTuners.

GlobalTuners provides access to remotely controlled radio receivers all over the world. You can listen to- and tune the receivers after you have created a (free!) account. You can also share your own receiver on GlobalTuners and benefit from some privileges. DXTuners users: you have to create a new account to use this website! This website had been started in cooperation with HamSphere.

Share your receiver on GlobalTuners Do you have spare receiver that you wish to share with others? It's very easy to get your receiver on-line. If you decide to share your receiver on GlobalTuners, you will get some special privileges as well. For more info on setting up your tuner on GlobalTuners: http://www.globaltuners.com/info/setup

Where's my Barney?

I do not listen to the Little Peeps on 3.688 often enough to know how often a Barney is given. Though if you check out The Little People’s log at: http://members.cox.net/kn6z/littlepeoplelog.htm you will get all the ‘rules’ (and view the nifty grids).

Neither do I know how one gets to be in the ‘Barney Hall of Fame’.

Barney Hall of Fame: Ben KD7BCW, Eric W7ZCX, John W6FE, Cary KD7KAU, Mike VA7MJS, Mike KB1UM, Duane AG7G, Joe KO6M, Bruce W6RAT, Terry KB5B, Chuck KE3KR, Moody WQ6I, Bob AF6D, Mike AA8KB, Conrad N7EN, Randy KC7ZNA, Gary ZL3SV, Mark K6FEJ, Mark K6MJD, Larry W5HO, John K7PRS, Gregg AE6FN, RoboLon KE7BBX, Dave WA6DAC, Bruce N6THN, Gary W6FH, Kevin K7TST, Art W6OBB, Kevin AD8Q, Iain K6IAM, Bob K6MIT, and Tom W7PD.

I do not even know if there is a picture (or trophy?) of The Barney Award.

I do know that Glen Thurman kn6z, has taken an unfocused ‘loose’ bunch of ABANDONED Hams and turned them into a cohesive group. He consistently and graciously puts in a great deal of work keeping it all together for the Little Peeps.

Some call them boring, but the conversations are far ranging and carried on in a polite and socially acceptable manner. They cover such topics as astronomy, WARFA doings, and current events as well as the mundane.

But, the BURNING ISSUE here is, are there ever going to be ‘Honorary Barneys’?
(And what the hey is the plural of this use of Barney, anyways???) If so, where and how would one apply?

You can hear for yourself, this week’s listing of ‘Barneys’”
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/22/1450734/2008.05.07_Barny.mp3