We all have similar stories, sad part is, there are extra class licensees that dont know any more about oscillators than ohms law or caculating the length of a half wave dipole.
The ones to "tell the tell" ain't gonna be around forever, few of us left, ain't no more coming over. 73 Dean K2WW On Apr 30, 2020 21:43, "Phil Kane" <[email protected]> wrote: On 4/30/2020 12:58 PM, John Simmons wrote: > All the broadcast inspections are now contracted out to private companies. Not exactly. The FCC started the Alternate Broadcast Inspection Program (ABIT) about the time that I retired from the FCC. in the mid 1990s when there was a push to privatize Federal agency obligations to some extent. The FCC did it for broadcast station inspections, ship station safety inspections, and resolution of harmful interference. ABIT is a voluntary program under the management of the various state broadcasters' associations that contract with individuals to make compliance inspections of broadcast stations. The station pays the association a fixed fee, and the association pays the inspector. I contracted with the California association from 1996 until 1999 and traveled all over the state. Notification of passing an ABIT inspection was sent to the FCC but failures were not so reported. I don't know if that is still done. Such passing was regarded as "insulation" from FCC inspection for three years but the FCC still has the obligation to inspect broadcast stations both on a random basis for compliance with specific programs such as tower lighting and EAS compliance or if a complaint has been filed that bears on rule compliance, technical and otherwise. -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
