Nicely done Joe,
We have a great hobby here and we owe a lot of what we have to those who fought the battles before us and the organizations (arrl) and such that done our lobbying and kept people honest. Now its our turn to do the fighting properly.
Pete 73s de n3rlj
> Hey, guys:
>
> All the postings I've read from you regarding BPL sound like you
> think it's a done deal; it isn't!
>
> What the FCC's done is to issue a NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
> (NPRM) which is just what it sounds like, a PROPOSAL...
>
> Whenthe NPRM's actually publlished (probably Monday or Tuesday) it
> will have a Comment Due Date (usually 90 days or more) which is your
> window to register your protests... to the FCC, not your
> Congressperson.
>
> After the Comment period ends you can then file Reply Comments,
> supporting or rejecting other filed Comments (which are all available
> on the web for your review).
>
> Then -- and only then -- will the FCC issue a Report and Order
> accepting (with or without modification) or rejecting their proposal
> described in their initial NPRM.
>
> So what's all that mean? It means the Fat Lady ain't sung yet, so
> don't start posting your rigs on eBay!
>
> During over 50 years in Amateur Radio, nearly that long as a licensed
> pilot, a lifetime in the communications industry, and as a current
> Civil Air Patrol Communications Officer operating in the SHARES
> program, I've seen my various worlds of interest "on the brink of
> destruction" more times than I can remember... and I'm somehow I'm
> still on the air and flying.
>
> We have a lot of allies, both in and out of government, in the anti
> BPL fight. If this BPL thing does survive (and I am not convinced it
> will... and certainly not in the broad form it's been proposed) it
> may likely be so tempered that we may never know it's there!
>
> What to do? Study the NPRM carefully, then file reasoned, rational
> non-threatening Comments with the FCC in the format they require.
> Give your on-going support to ARRL, AMSAT and the other organizations
> that are fighting it at the higher echelons... and yes, cross your
> fingers and pray!
>
> 73, Joe/W9JUV
> --
>
> Joseph Schroeder
> Box 406
> Glenview, IL 60025
> [email protected]
> (847) 657-6500
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