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January 10th 05, 03:49 AM

Lenof21 wrote:
In article ,
PAMNO
(N2EY) writes:

Remember that about 85 years ago, ethanol was banned as a beverage
in the
USA.

Wrong, completely WRONG.

There's nothing in the 18th Amendment (which went into force in
1920)
which says "ethanol."

You are correct! My mistake.

Paragraph 1 of the 18th Amendment says "After one year from the
ratification of this article, the manuafacture, sale, or
transportation of
intoxicating liquors within, the transportation thereof into, or
the
exportation thereof from the United Staates and all territory
subject
to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby
prohibited."

Note that the word "beverage" doesn't show up until the last line,
almost
an afterthought.

It's still there.

Were there any intoxicating liquors banned other than those containing
ethanol?

Absolutely nothing mentioned "ethanol."

Were there any intoxicating liquors banned other than those containing
ethanol?

Was it not ethanol that *defined* whether a beverage was an
"intoxicating liquor" or not?

That Amendment was repealed 13 years later.

Think about *why* it was repealed.

Rather than curbing the consumption and abuse of ethanol, banning it
made the
problem worse, and created/empowered new levels of organized crime.

You tellum, Mr. Crime Fighter.

Is that statement untrue?

What all of that has to do with "amateur radio" or "mode/band use
in 1961"
is unknown.

Then answer this question, Len:

You previously wrote:

"All licensees are perfectly legal to continue operating in their grace
period."

Is that true?

Or did you make a mistake, Len?

Note that you wrote "all licensees", not just those who had submitted
renewals to FCC prior to their license expiration date.