On 6/11/2010 7:50 AM, William M. Pasternak wrote:
RADIO LAW: FCC DENIES PETITION TO CHANGE BASIS AND PURPOSE OF AMATEUR
RADIO

The FCC has turned away a rules change request from Gordon Schlesinger,
W6LBV, of San Diego, California. One that sought to partially rewrite
Section 97.1 of the Amateur Service Rules.

Section 97.1 deals with the very basis and purpose of ham radio. In hi
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September 2008 filing, Schlesinger claimed that Section 97.1 is outmode
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due to changes in technology and practices, and that it diverges from t
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practical realities of the amateur service today.

I wonder exactly what Gordon thought was wrong or what needed changing.
Anybody have a link to the original petition?

Jeff-1.0
wa6fwi

According to the FCC this is the part in question:
§97.1 Basis and purpose.-

The rules and regulations in this Part are designed to provide an
amateur radio service having a fundamental purpose as expressed in the
following principles:

(a) Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to
the public as a voluntary noncommercial communication service,
particularly with respect to providing emergency communications.

(b) Continuation and extension of the amateur's proven ability to
contribute to the advancement of the radio art.

(c) Encouragement and improvement of the amateur service through rules
which provide for advancing skills in both the communications and
technical phases of the art.

(d) Expansion of the existing reservoir within the amateur radio service
of trained operators, technicians, and electronics experts.

(e) Continuation and extension of the amateur's unique ability to
enhance international goodwill.