[Fists] FISTS Petition has an RM number

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DITTO! And get 10 others to file also!!!


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  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Bob N0UF=20
  To: fists@mailman.qth.net=20
  Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 9:49 AM
  Subject: Re: [Fists] FISTS Petition has an RM number


  Nancy is Right!   It's very easy.

  File your comment TODAY!!!!

  73
  Bob N0UF
  FIST # 6769
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  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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