[TenTec] FCC says CW dead

[Tommy]

Alan,

Nope, you are absolutely correct. I used an inappropriate word in my 
interpretation of Paragraph 4 on page 3.

Tommy - W4BQF

At Thursday 07:57 PM 7/21/2005, you wrote:
>Tommy,
>
>Where is that about defining the amateur service as a "hobby"?  The only
>mention of hobby I can find is referencing a petition by Holliday
>concerning handicapped individuals on page 7.  Is there another hobby
>reference I'm missing somewhere?
>
>Paragraph 4 on page 3 clearly defines the amateur service as it
>currently exists in the regulations.
>
>73,
>
>Alan  N5NA
>
>Tommy wrote:
>
> >The dropping of the CW requirement for testing does not bother me.
> >What DOES bother me a great deal is in this same FCC NPRN, the
> >definition of the amateur service has 'casually' been redefined. The
> >amateur service in this NPRN definition, no longer has any ties with
> >'emergency' or 'public' service, it is defined as a "hobby". How long
> >do you think it's going to take commercial interest to convince the
> >FCC to give them the "hobbist" frequencies? To be, that is what WE
> >should be concerned about in this NPRN.
> >
> >Tommy - W4BQF
> >
> >
> >
> >
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