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http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/11/15/1/?nc=1

If Bill Cross really meant it when he said ''Detailed regulation of the nitty
gritty of communication services, including the Amateur Service, is not in the
picture, rather the FCC is shifting to strong and effective enforcement of truly
necessary regulations.'', then this petition should receive favorable
consideration by the Commission.

Personally, I think ARRL's petition is waaaaaaaaaaay too conservative. Let's
all propose the following re-write of Part 97.

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97.1 You are required to pass a technical test to show that you
understand how to build simple equipment which meets spectral
purity specifications of .....blah, blah, blah. You will be
issued a callsign when you pass the test. Transmit your call
sign once every 10 minutes when on the air.

97.2 Your power limit is 1.5KW to the antenna.

97.3 Here are your bands. Stay inside of them.

97.4 Your are encouraged to tinker and experiment and communicate
and do public service and talk to strangers in far away lands and
launch communications satelites into space and other technical radio
stuff you may think up. The government doesn't care what mode
you use for any of this.

97.5 Play nice. We'll try to keep the CBers out of your hair. Any
deliberate interference or other assinine behaviour on your part will
cause Riley to come and kick your ass off the playground.
97.6 Have fun.

Love always,
/signed/ FCC

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73, Hans, K0HB
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