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Tampa Bay Hammies
A great bunch of folks who understand and comprehend the true threats to
amateur radio. _ http://www.eham.net/articles/6675 _ The Tampa Bay Hamfest Issues a Challenge Dan Johnson (W4BNC) on October 7, 2003 Add a comment about this article! The Tampa Bay Hamfest Issues a Challenge In Defense of Amateur Radio By: Dan Johnson - W4BNC October 6, 2003 This December 6th and 7th, the twenty-eighth annual Tampa Bay Hamfest will continue the celebration of everything good that is Ham Radio. But our celebration will be tempered by a new and ominous threat to our frequencies and our operating privileges. A proposal to allow Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) is currently pending before the Federal Communications Commission. BPL has the potential to cause devastating interference to the entire radio spectrum between 2 MHz and 80 MHz. The Florida Gulf Coast Amateur Radio Council (FGCARC), sponsors of the 28th Annual Tampa Bay Hamfest, has overwhelmingly voted to donate $1.00 of each admission ticket sold at this year's hamfest to the ARRL - BPL Legal Defense Fund. FGCARC is proud to issue the Tampa Bay Hamfest Challenge to every other major Hamfest nationwide. We challenge you to follow our lead by contributing ONE DOLLAR per ticket to the ARRL Amateur Radio Defense Fund. "I am very pleased that our group has chosen the high road to defend our frequency privileges", says Dan Johnson, W4BNC, this year's council president and hamfest chairman. Our success has been derived from the dedication of a loyal core group of members from 28 ham clubs within the West Central Florida Section that have come together with one common goal; that is to promote a successful hamfest. At a time when many events are on a decline we have been fortunate to experience growth over the last 3 years. The Florida Gulf Coast Amateur Radio Council, Inc. recognizes the substantial threat BPL is to the over eight hundred sixty thousand Amateur Radio licensees nationwide. For this reason, the 2003 TampaBay Hamfest will be conducted "In Defense of Amateur Radio". ARRL Labs Technical Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI will present information on BPL. ARRL Southeastern Division Director Frank Butler, W4RH will discuss the ARRL's actions, to date, to stop this threat. Other forums will focus on positive steps Hams can take to advance the Amateur Radio art. And, our vendors will bring the latest Ham Radio technology to their booths. Come help us "In Defense of Amateur Radio" at the twenty-eight annual TampaBay Hamfest, December 6th and 7th at the Manatee Co. Civic Center, Palmetto, FL. For more information, visit our website, http://www.fgcarc.org. |
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