[QCWA] It's official... we are secondary.

[W3DMB at aol.com]

I've been a licensed radio amateur almost 50 years.  I was licensed when I 
was in the US Army looking across the East/West border at the Fulda Gap in 
Germany.  I was licensed during 35 months in Vietnam - especially when I was in 
Quang-Tri during the Easter Offensive..  and the years since...  There are six 
licensed amateurs in my family - but there are a lot more realtives who are not 
licensed - Although I dearly love and enjoy amateur radio I will not put it 
above my love for my country.  BPL will die on its on because it is not 
practical nor wise to have it..   I can't say the same for country if we put in an 
individual who did not even have an Honorable Discharge when he left the service. 
 -  sorry for the soap box - but it's to important to vote only because of 
BPL.   Vote for or against someone but not because of BPL.
Jerry
W3DMB


In a message dated 10/31/04 7:22:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, k1aa at cfl.rr.com 
writes:

> ITF writes " I do not think it matters whose in the White House "
> 
> Sorry old man.....it sure does matter.  All the top brass of the FCC are 
> political appointees......you could easily question the expertise of many of 
> 
> them.
> 
> They do the bidding of those who have placed them in office.
> 
> 73   Norm   K1AA
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> From: <BillWA6ITF at aol.com>
> To: <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 10:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [QCWA] It's official... we are secondary.
> 
> 
> >In a message dated 10/30/04 8:00:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> >w1gud at tampabay.rr.com writes:
> >
> ><<As disconcerting as Bill's scenario is, it is, I believe, a distinct
> >possibility. What now? What's our best course of action? Did the league do
> >the best job it could? Lots of questions.
> >Now to develop the next generation of digital noise filters
> >73, Warren W1GUD >>
> >
> >
> >I think the League did all it could with its limited financial resources.
> >Keeping in mind that we as a hobby service were up against a mega-buck 
> >lobby, we
> >could have fared a lot worse.  I do not blame the ARRL.
> >
> >Rather, what we have is an FCC that has run amock.  It fancies itself as 
> >the
> >savior of corporate America and, if you read its charter, it is in direct
> >violation of what it was created to do.
> >
> >I do not think it matters whose in the White House.  This is a mindset 
> >issue
> >that can only be solved by fireing every lawyer and accountant in the FCC 
> >and
> >replacing them with competant engineers.  And the lawyers and accountants 
> >will
> >never permit that. So???????
> >
> >ITF
> >_______________________________________________