[CW] Write FCC, ARRL

[Chipn1ir@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/8/03 10:30:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, N7DC@cs.com 
writes:


>  You
> must realize though that these FCC employeesare normal citizens of our 
> country, 
> and have been raised just like you and me.  Some in large cities, others in 
> small-town America.  Most sought jobs, any-jobs, where they could make a 
> living.  Others specifically sought out governmental jobs for a specific 
> reason:  
> Possibly to serve their fellow citizens, to make life better for all, earn a 
> 
> living to feed clothe and house their families etc.  They are NOT out to get 
> us.  
> The FCC is lead by a comission, apponted by the president, and are 
> answerable 
> to him, and to the US congress.  The must meet certain standarsds of 
> behavoir 
> under many laws of the land.  They must answer to the citizens of the US and 
> 
> cannot keep hidden the final results of votes of their board.  Under the 
> freedom of information act, you have the right to ask them for copies of any 
> 
> unclassified information on which they have acted.  ( Very little FCC paper 
> is 
> considered classified- only that dealing with government assignments etc.)  
> Lets 
> not put all those guys (and gals) in a black pot and call them evil.  They 
> are 
> not.  Yes a few, just like in any other group, are not always straight 
> shooters, but the law can and will sort them out.  


Nicely said; except for the straight-shooters part.

IMO, the folks at the FCC are very straight shooters. They are also an 
organization which is run by folks with law training. Therefore, to make a case, you 
must provide facts rather than opinion.

Rarely, FCC decisions can be turned around by Congress. I would suspect that 
all amateur related issues at the moment (CW requirement; BPL) are best dealt 
with directly with the FCC. Writing to your congressman may extend the 
deadline for comments, but its a cogent case of the facts which is, IMO, likely to 
win the day.

On a related note, let's assume a scenario where the CW  requirement is 
dropped, and the non-phone subbands are being reconsidered. Ask yourself: what mode 
allocation of those sub-bands would be best served by emergency 
communication?

CW is great and CW is efficient in bandwidth, but most folks fail to 
appreciate its value in modern times.

Just my thoughts.

73,
Chip N1IR


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