[Fists] FISTS Petition has an RM number

Sat, 11 Oct 2003 07:48:58 PDT

Yep. I filed mine too.  I said I agree with every word of RM-10811.

There is a link to the FCC on the Fists Web Page, under
Fists Code Crusade.

vy 73,
Tom Dolph  KG9LZ
Fists CW Club nr 5769
"When You've Worked A FISTS, You've Worked A Friend"

On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 09:49:23 -0500 "Bob  N0UF" <[email protected]> writes:
>Nancy is Right!   It's very easy.
>
>File your comment TODAY!!!!
>
>73
>Bob N0UF
>FIST # 6769
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Nancy WZ8C" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>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 [email protected], DO NOT reply to this address, it is
>an
>> automated sending list
>>
>>
>>
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