On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 18:23:19 GMT, Dan/W4NTI wrote:

I believe the downward spin began with Dick Bash.

He may have been the "external" cause but there were folks inside
the agency who did not understand or appreciate ham radio and could
not understand why any resources had to be expended in enforcement.
Then along came the bad years of CB running wild and things went
downhill fast.

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73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane