I am a little confused here, as to what would be changed. 1. Are Hams presently not permitted to participate in these preparedness and drills Or 2. Are they not permitted on behalf of their employer.
3. Or, are you saying that an employer can request, as part of your job description and pay grade, that you participate. The ARRL info, on that page, is very vague on this (as usual) as there does not seem to be any other info about it on the web page, or did I just not see it among all the BS. John, WA5BXO -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of WA5AM Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:46 AM To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service Subject: [AMRadio] OT : Paid Hams during Drills I know this does not directly involve AM, however it is something that could set a precedent and change our hobby forever if we don't take a stand and tell the ARRL not to allow a petition for rule change. As some of you may know, the ARRL board of directors have met and decided to request the staff petition the FCC to make a change to Part 97.113(a)(3) to permit amateurs, on behalf of an employer, to participate in emergency preparedness and disaster drills that include Amateur operations. To quote a very good ham friend of mine, "...I feel like we have been sold out, sucker punched! I can't believe a majority of ARRL members support this issue." The article is here: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2010/01/19/11294/?nc=1 I think ANYONE should be able to operate during a REAL emergency, and that is already in place. Anyone citizen can use any public service radio to call for help. I have no problem with that. We should not take the "volunteer" out of ham radio. ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
