[RTTY] Fw: RE: PropNet article

[George Henry]

Disappointing response from Steve Ford....



-----Forwarded Message-----
>From: "Ford, Steve,  WB8IMY" <sford at arrl.org>
>Sent: Feb 21, 2008 11:53 AM
>To: George Henry <ka3hsw at earthlink.net>
>Cc: w2ev at yahoo.com
>Subject: RE: PropNet article
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>George:
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>I am on vacation this week, but I happened to check my email and noticed your message.
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>If PropNet users are operating their stations in unattended fashion outside the authorized beacon subbands, that is indeed illegal, which I pointed out in my column. If somone is doing this with PropNet in ignorance of FCC Rules, I hope my column will set them straight. (In fact, I've already received one email from a PropNet user who has thanked me for making the legal issue clear.)
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>However, the issue of who is and who is not abiding by Part 97.203(d) is a matter for the FCC to decide. If a complaint has been filed with the FCC, I'm sure they'll look into it and will issue warnings to anyone they have determined is operating PropNet unattended. That is as it should be.
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>PropNet as a concept is innovative and useful. Its experimental nature fits the spirit of Amateur Radio perfectly. To condemn the entire operation on the basis of some alleged illegal activity on the part of certain individuals would be irresponsible. If I limited my reporting to only those aspects of Amateur Radio where no illegal activity ever took place--alleged or otherwise--I would have very little to write about each month.
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>73 . . . Steve, WB8IMY
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