Re[2]: [Packet] OT: Ham rules

[Miroslav Skoric]

Hello Ken,

Saturday, April 19, 2003, 8:39:59 PM, you wrote:

KS> Hi Miro,

KS> I hope that you have contacted the American Radio
KS> Relay League (ARRL) and Internal Amateur Radio Union
KS> (IARU). These organizations have extremely helpful
KS> information in print that can be shared with your
KS> regulating authorities.

I  have  contacted  some  of  them  (some  hams  are involved in their
activities, like K1ZZ or like). Hope they will help too.

KS> I have sent them my personal response supporting the
KS> liberalization of your service. Personally, I feel
KS> that this is something every free society should
KS> encourage. A healthy Amateur Radio Service is a
KS> National Asset.

Agree with you. Unfortunately it seems that our authorities are likely
to  collect  as  much  money  from  the customers and that's all. I am
afraid  that  they  look  at  the  communication  laws as a source for
getting  money  from  the media and a way to hard regulate the massive
media. The ham radio is marginal because it doesn't make much money.

KS> I provides a place for technically
KS> interested people to gather and work together on
KS> projects of common interest. It's a place where
KS> various system arrangements can be tested without
KS> pressure to produce a profitable system. It is a place
KS> where interested young people can get hands on
KS> experience with technology of all kinds.

That's  why  so  many  young people, students and scientists go living
abroad.  They  don't  know  how  much they should wait here for better
times. I can't understand the governors who only recognize one part of
the  whole spectrum, regardless it may be larger than the other parts.
For  example, the TV and radio broadcast may not be the only one point
of  view  for  the  government. In the same time, new kids don't watch
much TV and rather use the Internet and cell telephony, instead of ham
radio. I want the rules to be liberalized so to motivate youngsters to
rather join ham packet radio, for example, than the Internet.

KS> I want to thank you for the opportunity to make my
KS> personal views known to your regulating bodies. I wish
KS> you and your colleagues well in your quest to improved
KS> your service in the Union.

Unfortunately, the people who govern the Union are as bad as the state
governors.  A  couple  of  years ago we had a ham meeting at the local
University,  discussing  about  the  rules  and  regulations.  When  I
mentioned  my  great  experiences  with  foreign  hams' talks over the
regulatory  issues, some people like Hrane, YT1AD and Sasa, YU7AL (the
leaders  of  domestic  unions),  accused  me  to  be  an 'enemy of the
unions'.  I  just  voted  to  remove  the  mandatory membership in the
unions. Such people are not able to accept any change in this world so
not to help to the hobby.

In  addition, I asked foreign hams to contact the union's email and to
let them know about the modern ham regulations world wide. A bit later
I  heard  they  were  very  angry  of  me  because  their  mailbox was
overloaded  with  lots  of  friendly  hams' messages. Seems they still
haven't  learned  something new. That's why I attend some domestic ICT
conferences   talking   about   ham   radio   and  having  papers  and
presentations  about  packet digital etc. I prepare a couple of papers
for this summer's science meetings.

-- 
Best regards,
 Misko YT7MPB                           mailto:skoric@ptt.yu