Eddy,
There was a big scam uncovered and it was in the Washington Post about the
auctions. Minorites could get first dibs on this and could buy the blocks at a
way better price than a large coporation. However, they were supposed to do
something with them by a certain set date. Well, it turns out that some were
buying up these large chunks, starting a small company to make things look
good, then turning around and re-selling them to the large coporations. Talk
about the millions made in a short time! If I recall, there was a professional
ball player caught up in this too. Anyhow, there was a big thing about it at
the time, and suddenly it seemed like it was hushed. One can search the
Washington Post or the NY Times websites and find it. There's more to it than
that, it's just that's all that I can remember about it now.
Back in the 70's and 80's was when the big crack downs were. In around 89-90
the whole illegal industry using tubes was stopped when Eddie Richardson and
company bought out the GE tube plant. That shut the receiving tube line
completely down and made the company into a microwave only business, now MPD.
Talk about the price of receiving tubes going up over night! Also, what a huge
profit was made over this by the one who had the most NOS tubes warehoused.
Sound fishy to you, it sure did to me too?
Best,
Will
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On 5/23/06 at 8:40 AM gswynar@webmail.durham.net wrote:
>Hi Will,
>
>It's nothing more than an observation on my point, being as how that I'm a
>Canadian & all, but you've certainly GOT to wonder about what their
>mandate is, when they're auctioning-off chunks of frequency spectrum to
>the highest bidder (excuse me, but weren't the airwaves once part of the
>PUBLIC DOMAIN?), and blatantly ignoring scientific facts in the BPL
>debate...
>
>I think the recent departure of the Jr. Powell awhile ago from the top
>post was a step in the right direction --- IMHO, HE was the central & main
>thrust for the FCC becoming $o $uddenly $ensitive to $pecial intere$t
>group$ with LOT$ of money...
>
>What government EVERYWHERE (including Canada's) needs desperately is a
>revived influx of integrity, and NOT capital...
>
>~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
>
>
>
>
>
>> Well sure, the truth is the truth isn't it? I don't have anything to do
>> with it now and haven't for some time, but for others to understand what
>> really is happening, might as well tell it all. I personally think the
>FCC
>> has it's fingers into things that brings in more cash to the system like
>> commercial broadcasters now, and they seem to not care anymore like they
>> once did. Where's the rule changes they've been promising to make for
>over
>> a year or so now? I highly doubt we'll see any of it until about three
>> more years to be honest. It's sad to say, but it's the money machine that
>> controls it now. That's just my opinion of course.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Will
>>
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>> On 5/22/06 at 9:46 PM Dino Darling wrote:
>>
>>>Did you intend this e-mail to go to a public list?
>>>
>>>
>>>At 08:24 AM 05/20/2006, Will Matney wrote:
>>>
>>>>Dick,
>>>>
>>>>I'm glad you ran the poll. I wish you had of added the higher power
>>>>just for grins too. I'm all for folks having an amp, and have been
>>>>guilty of running over the legal limit a good bit myself. I was also
>>>>guilty for building amps that went into the "gray area". I never did
>>>>point fingers at others and complain though, when I knew I was doing
>>>>the same myself.
>>>>
>>>>I can tell you this, I know of some operators way down south that
>>>>made the move. They actually bought homes way out in the country.
>>>>These were miles away from the nearest town and neighbor. They made
>>>>the move to do one thing, run bucket loads of power. The move was so
>>>>they didn't rip up every TV for miles around, come over every phone,
>>>>and lord help not bother anything in a hospital. We had the hospital
>>>>thing happen here until the FCC shut the guy down. However, he ran
>>>>that way for several years with his beam aimed right at St. Marys
>>>>hospital just across the river. It took several complaints to get
>>>>the FCC here to do something about it I was told be a few that work
>>>>there. Anyhow, those guys down south are running a good amount of
>>>>power and getting by with it I believe because there's no
>>>>complaints. They could be tracked by the FCC, but it's been over 10+
>>>>years for some running and not a threat has been seen. Same as those
>>>>keydowns. They're advertized right here on the net. These last for a
>>>>few days with folks staying at local hotels and have a sell set up
>>>>with tables, etc out in the open. There's several 11 meter amp
>>>>builders that advertize freely on the net which have shopping carts,
>>>>and their addresses. Those have been up for several years also.
>>>>Since the FCC is not going to bother these guys, I highly doubt
>>>>they're going to do very much with the amateur radio folks running
>>>>over the limit. As long as there's no complaints, they'll keep doing
>>>>it. I think when the truth is known, it's just as bad in one
>>>>community as it is in another.
>>>>
>>>>Best,
>>>>
>>>>Will
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Dino - K6RIX
>>>dino@k6rix.com
>>>
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