Larry, I agree with Cecil. very good points. ! Bob K6UJ
> On Jul 11, 2015, at 7:44 AM, Cecil <[email protected]> wrote: > > All excellent points and very well stated Larry.... > > Cecil > K5DL > > Sent using recycled electrons. > >> On Jul 11, 2015, at 6:48 AM, Larry Burke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> This issue is actually bigger than the farce it is making of the ARRL awards >> programs. >> >> >> >> When you write your Division Director you might also ask him "at what point >> will the League consider 'for rent' commercial remotes -- which are already >> in operation today -- an affront to the amateur spectrum?" At what point >> will these stations be indistinguishable from common carrier networks, which >> are highly regulated in the US? If Verizon Wireless wakes up one day and >> realizes they have much of the infrastructure in place (towers, internet >> connections, backup generators, billing systems) would the League be >> receptive to them dotting both coasts with remotes? At what point will the >> amateur community finally object? The barriers to entry into this game are >> really not that high for the right player. The more "commercial" the Amateur >> Service becomes, the more vulnerable it becomes at spectrum allocation time. >> >> >> >> You might also ask your Director how the League's support of commercial >> remotes is consistent with their very prominent push of HR 1301 and S 1685 >> (The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015). Why would lawmakers want to provide >> relief from antenna restrictions if all a ham has to do is sign up for >> RemoteHamRadio.com or similar to get on the air? Years of ARRL efforts in >> this arena can disappear pretty quickly, and it wouldn't take a very bright >> lobbyist for an association of HOAs to figure this out. All they'd have to >> do is point to the RemoteHamRadio.com ad on the page facing the April 2015 >> editorial in QST.... the editorial that announces the January Board decision >> and arguably supports commercial remotes. >> >> >> >> >> >> Larry K5RK >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _________________ >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
