State Department and 2m-440 issue

[k4sb at avana.net]

PLEASE,PLEASE, put his email address on the reflector. "He ain't seen nothing yet!"

73, Ed
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Name: ed sleight
E-mail: k4sb at avana.net
Date: 06/01/96
Time: 23:55:46

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>From dsarkozi at infocom.net (David Sarkozi)  Sun Jun  2 00:25:46 1996
From: dsarkozi at infocom.net (David Sarkozi) (David Sarkozi)
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1996 18:25:46 -0500
Subject: State Department and 2m-440 issue
Message-ID: <199606012325.SAA07873 at login1.infocom.net>

>I talked to Mr Warren Richards today of the State Dept's IWG-2a. I was
>very polite, explaining that we hams were concerned about the loss of
>our freqs. Mr Richards was very hostile and abusive, accusing hams of
>attempting to intimidate him, and saying "you know how many GODDAMN
>emails I have from you people?" 

This reminds me of a lesson I learned a long time ago. When you complain to
someone about what they are doing (or not doing) always send a copy of your
complaint to someone else who might care and ask questions. In the case your
congressman, senator, state emergemcy coordinator. Pick someone that they
don't want negative attention from. 


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David Sarkozi, WB5N
Houston, TX
dsarkozi at infocom.net
see my Web Page "Birds of the Upper Texas Coast"
http://www.infocom.net/~dsarkozi/
(713) 520-5906


>From donovanf at sgate.com (Frank Donovan)  Sun Jun  2 00:26:18 1996
From: donovanf at sgate.com (Frank Donovan) (Frank Donovan)
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1996 19:26:18 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: State Department and 2m-440 issue
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.93.960601190119.11767A-100000 at jekyll.sgate.com>

Warren G Richards -- A U.S. State Dept employee -- is the Chairman of the
FCC's "Informal Working Group - NGSO (non-geostationary orbit)
Mobile-Satellite Service below 1 GHz," known as "IWG-2A."  The
mobile-satellite service below 1 GHz is commonly referred to as "Little
LEO."   Little LEOs have had little success in obtaining needed spectrum
through negotiation with other U.S. spectrum users nor at WRC 95.
Now, in WRC 97 preparations, their industry group claims to need even more
spectrum below 1 GHz than originally thought.  

Only one Little LEO system is currently in operation, operated by Orbital
Communicaton Corp (80% owned by GE American Communications) .  Its uplink
band is 148-149.5 MHz and its downlink band is aprox 138-140 MHz.  VITA
and StarSys Global Positioning currently have FCC licenses.  Several other
companys are expected to seek licenses should spectrum be made
available including:

 - GE American Communications
 - CTA Inc   (Rockville MD)
 - Final Analysis Inc  (Greenbelt MD)
 - LEO One USA
 - E-Sat

IWG-2A reports to IWG-2 (also Chaired by Warren G Richards) which
in turn reports to the FCC's WRC 97 Advisory Committee.  The WRC 97
Advisory Committee Chairman was Gary Epstein, but he was scheduled to
depart in May.  Its deputy Chairman is Lon Levin.

The WRC 97 Committee reports to Cecily C. Holiday, the Deputy Chief of the
Satellite and Radiocommunication Division, FCC International Bureau,
(202)418-0750.

73!
Frank
W3LPL
donovanf at sgate.com


On Sat, 1 Jun 1996, jim funk wrote:

> >Below explains itself:
> >
> >"Subject: HOSTILITY OF STATE DEPT
> >Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 22:44:19 GMT
> >From: wf3h at enter.net (bob puharic)
> >Organization: ENTER.NET
> >Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.policy
> >
> >I talked to Mr Warren Richards today of the State Dept's IWG-2a. I was
> >very polite, explaining that we hams were concerned about the loss of
> >our freqs. Mr Richards was very hostile and abusive, accusing hams of
> >attempting to intimidate him, and saying "you know how many GODDAMN
> >emails I have from you people?" He said our freqs will continue to be
> >under consideration for reallocation and accused the ARRL of spreading
> >"bullshit"."
> >
> >Wow, 
> >
> >73,  Jim, AH6NB
> >
> Is this individual elected (doubtful), appointed (by whom?) or ordained by 
> God (He's always been more polite to me)?  Any way of knowing who his 
> immediate superior might be?
>                                                         73, Jim N9JF
> >
> Jim Funk - Amateur Radio N9JF 
> Where the 160 antennas have Jersey "Cownterpoises"
> 
> 


>From jreid at aloha.net (Jim Reid)  Sun Jun  2 01:08:23 1996
From: jreid at aloha.net (Jim Reid) (Jim Reid)
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 14:08:23 -1000
Subject: Warren Richards e-mail
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19960602000823.006a8fb8 at aloha.net>

At 23:55 6/1/96 PDT, you wrote:
>PLEASE,PLEASE, put his email address on the reflector. "He ain't seen
nothing yet!"
>
>73, Ed, K4SB

        Warren G Richards, Chair IWG-2A

        e-mail  richardswg at ms6820wpoa.us-state.gov

        FAX     (202) 647-7407

Good Luck!

73, Jim