[TxHam] Fw: [CTDXCC] CQ Magazine Calls on FCC to Resume Amateur Enforcement

[Brian K. Gaskamp]

> NEWS RELEASE
>
> For more information, contact:
> Richard Moseson (W2VU)
> Editor, CQ Amateur Radio
> (516) 681-2922 / w2vu at cq-amateur-radio.com
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 18, 2008
>
> CQ Magazine Calls on FCC to Resume Amateur Enforcement
>
> (Hicksville, NY November 18, 2008) -- CQ magazine is calling on FCC
> Enforcement Bureau Chief Kris Monteith to move swiftly to name a successor
> to Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, as Special Counsel for Amateur Radio, and 
> to
> bring FCC enforcement back to the ham bands.
>
> Writing in his "Zero Bias" editorial in the December 2008 issue, CQ Editor
> Rich Moseson, W2VU, noted that the Commission not only has failed to name 
> a
> successor to Hollingsworth, but that not a single amateur enforcement 
> action
> has been taken since his retirement this past July. At that time, the
> editorial noted, the amateur radio community was assured that the
> Commission's dedication to enhanced enforcement in the Amateur Service
> remains strong. However, the FCC's total inaction since July suggests
> otherwise.
>
> "This is deeply disturbing and of grave concern," wrote Moseson, adding, 
> "It
> would be a tragedy, and a travesty, if the FCC were to go back on its
> promise to be there for us and allowed amateur enforcement to once again
> drop off the radar."
>
> "The need for continuing amateur enforcement was reinforced after the 
> issue
> was went to press when CQ was informed of an outburst of racist diatribes 
> on
> 20 meters, including the transmission of recordings of a Hitler rally and
> Nazi marching songs. "This type of behavior was all too common before
> 'Sheriff' Riley came to town a decade ago," noted Moseson, "and it quickly
> disappeared once it became obvious that someone in authority was paying
> attention. But now, only a matter of months since Riley handed in his 
> badge,
> it has become obvious to these hams that they are once again free to do
> whatever they please without fear of any consequences."
>
> "The FCC must get back into the amateur enforcement business, and it must 
> do
> so quickly," says Moseson, "before the situation once again gets out of
> control. Enforcement Bureau Chief Monteith must act promptly to name a
> successor to Riley Hollingsworth and assure amateurs that they have not 
> once
> again been abandoned by the Commission."
>
> The full text of Moseson's editorial is online at <
> www.cq-amateur-radio.com>, linked from the December issue highlights.
>
>
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