[Boatanchors] Jim Haynie at Austin Summerfest

[Mark Bell]

True enough Jim.   I also hope those in this thread have sent in comments
for the NOI;

I think a total of 1900 comments were received, about 1500 of those from
amateurs.  That's a pretty pathetic number out of about 600,000 licensed
hams.

Mark K3ZX

----- Original Message -----
From: "James Duffer" <dufferjames@hotmail.com>
To: <boatanchors@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 4:25 PM
Subject: RE: [Boatanchors] Jim Haynie at Austin Summerfest


> The ARRL is currently soliciting monteary donations to do battle on this
> subject.  The league needs bucks to kit butt, hope you all get the picture
> and put your money where your mouth is.
>
>
> >From: "Mark Richards" <mark.richards@massmicro.com>
> >To: <boatanchors@mailman.qth.net>
> >Subject: RE: [Boatanchors] Jim Haynie at Austin Summerfest
> >Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 14:36:58 -0400
> >
> >Kees,
> >
> >I think the League ought to begin kicking some butt and I have
communicated
> >the same to Headquarters.  In the current climate, the old policy of
mutual
> >cooperation and friendliness with the FCC and other agencies is no longer
> >tenable.  The FCC would, I bet, like us to continue to trust in them and
> >believe that they are looking out for us.  Don't believe it.
> >
> >Why is it that while the Amateur Service progressively loses spectrum,
the
> >League seems to be taking a non-aggressive approach?  Further, the
Amateur
> >community just rolls over and plays dead.  When will we scream... when
> >we're
> >restricted to 100 KHz on each band?  When we lose 2 Meters completely?
> >
> >Commercialization of natural resources, radio spectrum included, has been
a
> >sad if not disgusting hallmark of the current Washington administration.
> >This amorality has transformed the FCC from a reasonably impartial
> >farsighted arbiter into a cheering squad for large corporations.  Another
> >challenge - a federal system with unprecedented spectrum appetite that
uses
> >the "national security/September 11th" excuse at every turn.  If I hear
> >this
> >excuse once more I'll upchuck.
> >
> >Of recent note is the FCC's "promotion" of BPL.  The FCC is the agency
that
> >is encouraging BPL development through its own docket.  At least they are
> >telling us what their decision will be, long before they "make" it.
> >Considering every other country that has investigated BPL and found it
> >disastrous apparently means nothing.  In America, radio waves apparently
> >operate differently.
> >
> >A more aggressive approach means that ARRL membership must be educated
> >concerning this trend; must see the current FCC not as a friend but as an
> >unfair aggressor; and must move in a direction that has a lot of bite and
> >bark.  It's an old myth to think that the FCC actually cares about the
> >Amateur Service.  I think it's likely they'd rid us of spectrum
completely
> >if not for the current strength of the ARRL, supporters in congress, and
> >(to
> >a much lesser extent) international treaties (which we know the current
> >administration has no respect for anyway).
> >
> >The upturning of Chairman Powell's singe-handed media-giant-induced idea
to
> >support monopolistic media intentions is a good sign.  We should ride the
> >crest of this wave while we have spectrum remaining...
> >
> >And we should start screaming, before it's too late!
> >
> >Mark Richards
> >K1MGY
> >
> >
> >
> >This weekend we had Jim Haynie (ARRL President) talking about
> >the interference generated by BPL (Broadband on Power Lines
> >.....Internet communications to businesses and homes which is
> >gaining momentum and $$$). The ARRL Lab manager observed
> >levels of S9+ at one of the BPL test sites in upstate New York.
> >The problem is real and needs to be solutioned. You can check
> >the ARRL web site for details.
> >
> >What do other agencies (with clout) using the spectrum say about all
> >this ?  .......NSA listening posts, Defense Dept, State Dept, etc. We're
> >not the only ones trying to pull signals through ???? How do we get
> >some of the big boys, who are affected, into this ??
> >
> >73 Kees K5BCQ
> >
>
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