good ol' boys on 75m

[k7ss at aloha.net]

I think you have discovered the answer to those big contest scores we keep
seeing out of the 
East coast...there must be a flurry of PL-259 soldering going on at the last
minute back there...all that lead vapors gotta be the reason for those low
end of 20 frequency fights..

We in the QCAO*, are never allowed to solder anything, and that explains our
mellowness in  radiosport activites...

*(Quarter Century Appliance Operators)

 73 K7SS/KH7

               At 07:38 PM 2/6/96 -0500, you wrote:
>I think I've got this thing figured out. I was subjected to one
>of those tirades a few years ago (the first and only time I've
>dared go near those frequencies) and didn't know what to make of
>it. Oh sure, I could recite the psycho-babble answer but even
>that is somehow lacking. I have the real answer now.
>On the way home tonight I heard a news story on the radio about
>school yard bullies. It seems somebody has found elevated levels
>of lead in the blood and bone marrow of these kids. This is
>theorized to be the cause of the anti-social behavior. These guys
>on 75m aren't pig farmers, they're Solder Suckers(tm)  ;-)
>Sure does explain a lot.
>
>72 de Rick WZ2T  NNY
>ARRL, QRP-ARCI, NorCal, NE-QRP, CQC
>
>richards at nylink.org
>
>


>From H. Ward Silver" <hwardsil at seattleu.edu  Wed Feb  7 17:52:17 1996
From: H. Ward Silver" <hwardsil at seattleu.edu (H. Ward Silver)
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 09:52:17 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONTEST STATION TVI/PHONEI SOLUTION
Message-ID: <Pine.3.07.9602070916.K9096-b100000 at bach.seattleu.edu>

> 
> It's a darned shame that operating a radio has come to this. 
> We are a very small minority, but if we lobby hard, we could get
> the U.S. government to enforce the same regulations on imports
> that domestic manufacturers must comply with.
> The Commission is well aware of problems with import telephones and
> home entertainment devices being subject to rfi. Yet, no one wants
> to offend the importers.
> 200,000 letters to congress would certainly be of benefit. But we
> must act as one.
> --de Del, KL7HF--

Are you kidding?  The FCC just dropped the requirements for actually
testing computer equipment to certify that it meets the EMI requirements. 
All the manufacturer has to do now is buy stickers.  Do you think that the
less reputable or cash-strapped are going to buck up and test?  Ha!  While
I believe that there are still a lot of individuals that care at the FCC,
the upper strata don't give a rat's patootie.  They are busy with opening
up the telecomm bid'niss and refereeing the HDTV dispute.  Remember, this
is the same agency that just neutered it's monitoring and enforcement arm
due to budget cuts.

W7NI reminds us that cordless phones have a little disclaimer about
interference molded right into their cases or on a sticker or in their
manual.  This needs to be pointed out in a reasonable way.  However, don't
expect the FCC to do anything about it.  I haven't seen their new RFI
manual, though.

73, Ward N0AX