[VHFcontesting] FW: (no subject)

[James Hayes]

Hello all,
Up front let me say SORRY for the bandwidth, But Dick and others who have
sent these message threads about are correct, and now it seems that SAVI is
even closer to getting their way!
Please make comments to the proper people and organizations so we don't
loose any more of what frequencies we still have some control over.

My 2 cents worth!

Jim, N2YEV
n2yev at arrl.net

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Behalf Of BillWA6ITF at aol.com
Sent:	Sunday, February 17, 2002 1:29 AM
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Cc:	dick at pobox.com
Subject:	(no subject)

Hi all,

A little while ago I received the note below from my friend Dick Isley,
W9GIG.  Dick is NFCC Secretary and ARRL Central Div Dir.  He is very
concerned about the proposal from SAVI Technology to the 70cm ham band.
Please read what he says and do as he requests.  Regardles of your mode of
choice or special interest, this is the home stretch and it affects all of
us.
de
Bill P.


Subj:	SAVI Technologies 70 Cm Band Threat - A Call For Action
Date:	2/16/02 1:16:00 PM Pacific Standard Time
From:	dick at pobox.com
To:	n6wr at mail-1.ns.net (Rick McCusker), newsline at ix.netcom.com (Bill
	Pasternak), BillWA6ITF at aol.com, fmaia at prodigy.net (Fred Maia)
CC:	rlindquist at arrl.org, mwilson at arrl.org, sford at arrl.org,
cq at cq-amateur-radio.com (Richard Moseson)

16 FEB, 2002 - 1415 CST
To All Radio Amateurs:
I am sure all of you have been following, to one degree or another, the
progress of SAVI Technologies, Inc. proposal to the FCC that it be allowed
to develop and market a family of Part 15 devices designed to operate on the
amateur 70 CM band.  There are numerous problems with this proposal, but the
Federal Communications Commission appears to favor SAVI's proposal.  It has
now been given a Rule-Making number (RM-10051) and the deadline for Reply
Comments (the final round before the Commission issues a ruling) is March 1,
2002.
It is rumored the Defense Department (primary user of this spectrum) is
going to file reply comments opposing SAVI's proposal.  However, there is a
lot of money and potential profit at stake and the Commission appears to be
VERY business-oriented.  Therefore even if other branches of our federal
government do officially oppose SAVI, the outcome could still go against the
licensed users of this spectrum segment.
Time is very short and the delays due to anthrax screening of the U.S.  mail
going to all branches of the federal government render this mode of
communication unuseable.  Email with or without attached files, fax, and FCC
E-file documents are the only way to communicate our opposition.
This is a political process.  It is imperative that you also send electronic
messages (CC your FCC email and faxes) to your elected federal
representatives - to both their local and Washington, DC email addresses.
If 10,000 or more hams respond to this call, the SAVI proposal will become a
hot political potato - hopefully one that is so hot that the Commission
drops it.
The ARRL has made four excellent filings in opposition to SAVI every step of
the way.  These filings and introductory text are now posted on the NFCC
website at:  www.arrl.org/nfcc  You will also find links there that will
take you to the FCC E-file web page.  Please take the time to download and
read these documents before you write your messages.  Your Reply Comments
must be factual and non-abusive, but VERY firm in your oppostition.
I urge you to spread the word among all of your ham friends and non-ham
friends who are friendly to Amateur Radio.  NOW IS THE TIME FOR ACTION!
Let's use the Internet to defend our radio service...
73 - Dick Isely, W9GIG
Secretary
Nat'l Frequency Coordinators' Council, Inc.


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