Sounds like the person that had a barrel of apples, found one with a worm,
and threw out the whole barrel.
Keith NM5G
-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of N7HIY
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 6:17 AM
To: R.Measures; AA6DX - Mark
Cc: Amps Group
Subject: Re: [Amps] The FCC & 1ØM Amps
interesting Rich,
so there is graft, corruption and soul selling in the FCC for a fist full of
pesos what a surprise and we are supposed to respect them and their
regulations?
Cliff N7HIY
----- Original Message -----
From: "R.Measures" <r@somis.org>
To: "AA6DX - Mark" <aa6dx@arrl.net>
Cc: "Amps Group" <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 3:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] The FCC & 1ØM Amps
> Amen, Mark. The only beneficiaries of the 10m-ban were CB technicians
> and the FCC employee (attorney Raymond K_______) who oversaw FCC Type
> Acceptance.
> Under the 10m-ban, CB techs were making c. $100 by wiring around the
> CB-filter that the ban required and moving the 15m tap on the tank over
> one-turn for 11m operation -- a procedure that could be completed by a
> knowledgeable technician in under 10 minutes on most ham amplifiers.
> Under the 10m-ban, since amplifier manufacturers were required to
> have their amplifiers re-certified before they could continue selling
> them, re-certification was needed ASAP. To assist manufacturers in
> this matter, the aforementioned FCC employee offered expedited
> re-certification to manufacturers --- in exchange for a specified
> quantity of green backs passed under the table. Eventually, the FCC
> legal dept. became aware of the fast-track re-certification program and
> made said attorney an offer: resign or do time. He resigned from the
> FCC and got a job with a Washington D. C. law firm.
> end
>
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