"Leo" wrote in message
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Dee,

Agreed, the paragraph that you quote simply recognizes the value of
public service comms, no mandate or authorization is expressed or
implied.

I'm surprised, though, that an organization as large as the ARRL would
carry such a statement on their site without something to back it up -
an error, perhaps, or they found a lost FCC scroll, or ?

Has anyone emailed them to inquire just exactly where they got this
mandate idea from? I'm a ARRL member, and would be willing to do so
if you wish!

73, Leo


Oh I wouldn't get too excited about it. Remember that among its other
functions, ARRL is a political entity. Political entities do use and abuse
the language. However note that even though the term is used on the
website, the study guides do not refer to public service as a mandate.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE