[SixClub] Fw: [DX-CHAT] Riley Hollingsworth Retiring

[kd4e]

The hobby owes him a debt of gratitude for a thankless job
well done.  I hate to imagine the politics and threats he
has had to endure.

Hopefully the ARRL will arrange for a fine thank-you celebration
and a *moderated* Web page where Amateurs may post thank-you
messages.

>> "FCC amateur radio enforcement chief Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, has 
>> announced that he will retire from the Commission in early January. 
>> Hollingsworth has been in charge of FCC amateur rules enforcement 
>> since 1998 and has held the title of Special Counsel for Amateur Radio 
>> since 1999. He has spearheaded nearly a decade of revitalized FCC 
>> enforcement activities on the ham bands, after some 15 years of 
>> "benign neglect" by the Commission. Hollingsworth assured CQ that the 
>> FCC's active enforcement of amateur radio rules will continue even 
>> after his retirement.
>>
>> Hollingsworth is a native of South Carolina and holds a Master's 
>> degree in political science from the University of South Carolina as 
>> well as a law degree from Wake Forest University Law School. Prior to 
>> taking the reins of amateur radio rules enforcement, Hollingsworth 
>> served in several other FCC positions, including Deputy Chief of 
>> Licensing and Assistant Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications 
>> Bureau. He works out of the FCC's Gettysburg, Pennsylvania office."
>>
>> That's not good news, as Riley has (IMHO) done a really fine job in 
>> that position, and the FCC will be hard-pressed to find anyone to fill 
>> his shoes half as well.....
> 
>          73,
> 
>               Joey



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