[Fists] FISTS Petition has an RM number

[Bob N0UF]

Nancy is Right!   It's very easy.

File your comment TODAY!!!!

73
Bob N0UF
FIST # 6769
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nancy WZ8C" <nancy@tir.com>
To: <fists@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:02 PM
Subject: [Fists] FISTS Petition has an RM number


> Hi FISTS,
>
> Our petition has an RM number!!
>
> It is RM-10811.
>
> We have 30 days to post comments about it.
>
> I talked to William Cross, of the FCC, today. He said (in a nutshell)
that
> since all the petitions are of different viewpoints and have different
> points mentioned in them, after all the comment periods are over, he
will go
> through all the comments and choose the points from all the filed
peitions
> that most of the people wanted.  He will then bundle them into one
petition.
>
> We need to be sure that the FISTS petition is the petition that gets
the
> most "I AGREE" votes. He said that for this comment period it is NOT
> necessary to write lengthy opinions, but just say "I agree with the
FISTS
> petition" or "I agree with the FISTS petition except for the part
about the
> 12 WPM increase" , etc.
>
> It really is very simple, once you find the page to fill in your
comments -
> that's the hardest part!  This link should take you right to it.
> http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi
>
> The proceeding number has to be exactly RM-10811 with a captial RM and
the
> hyphen.  That goes in box 1. Put your name in box 3, and your mailing
> address in boxse 7,  8, and 9.
>
> Scroll down to the bottom of the page where it says "Send a brief
comment to
> the FCC (typed in)" and type in your brief comment. Then click Send
Comment
> and that will take you to a page that verifies that your comment has
been
> received.
>
> YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A HAM TO FILE A COMMENT!!  Your spouse, kids
(over 18,
> I assume) and friends at work, neighbors, ANYONE who wants to help can
file
> a comment. NUMBERS are very important at this stage. We have 30 days
to show
> them that CODE MATTERS and We are Proud to Be KNOW CODE Hams!
>
> After 30 days, we have a 15 day rebuttal period, then that's IT.
>
> Mr. Cross told me that the ARRL says that 70% of the hams don't use
Morse
> code. I don't know where they got that figure from, but it just goes
to show
> that we need to bombard the ARRL with emails and cards, too.
>
> In the latest KN, there are postcards for you to cut out and mail in
to the
> FCC and the ARRL. Fill in the RM number on the FCC card before you
mail it,
> please!   To mail the ARRL postcard, you will have to cut about an
inch past
> the point the dotted lines end, into the front cover to make it large
enough
> to mail.
>
> The third postcard, which is blank (my intention was that you send it
> directly to your ARRL director) is too small to mail as a postcard. It
needs
> to be put into an envelope or taped to a 3x5 card. Sorry about thatt!
But,
> the important ones are the one to the FCC and the one to ARRL HQ.
>
> If someone you know wants to file a comment to the FCC but doesn't
have
> internet capability, the postal address is
> Federal Communications Commission
> 445 12th Street, SW
> Washington, DC 20554
>
> LET THEM HEAR FROM US!! Start a petition at your local club!! We will
not
> just sit by quietly and let them dumb us down any further!!
>
> Please file your comments; it's fast, it's easy and it's crucial. .
>
> Thank you,
> 73 88
> Nancy WZ8C
> PS: Contact me at nancy@tir.com, DO NOT reply to this address, it is
an
> automated sending list
>
>
>
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