"King Zulu" wrote in message
news:RLRmd.419221$D%.240350@attbi_s51...
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From ARRL to the Bermuda ham representative,
copied to Baxter, the IARU Secretary, and the FCC.

May 13, 1988
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Rather than wait to have you ask, I thought I should provide some
clarification of the letter dated May 4 that you have been sent by Glenn
Baxter, K1MAN.

Mr. Baxter states, "Our amateur broadcast practice 1s Identical to that of
W1AW." I believe he is referring to the practice of transmitting bulletins
without first ensuring that the frequencies to be used are clear of other
amateur communications.

For years I have observed/heard K1MAN transmit up to 30
Minutes prior to his "broadcast" using his unique brand
of "precursory frequency preemption". The specific method being
an announcement proclamation of: "IARN Bulletins, coming
up in 30 minutes...15 minutes...10 minutes....etc"
This practice noted above is nothing more than a thinly veiled
overt display of arrogant frequency capturing, performed by this
clown from Belgrade Lakes. (Baxter likely thinks that K1MAN
is a six-locomotive-on-the-point Norfolk Southern freight drag
with 400 coal cars in tow and he toots his big horn in advance
of every grade crossing. Perhaps this is not the best
example to equate him but U get the idea dear readers)

I believe it 1s fair to say that our understanding of Section 97.113(d)(2)
of the FCC Rules is somewhat different from Mr. Baxter's. This Section,
which explains one of the exceptions to the general prohibition of
broadcasting in the Amateur Radio Service, provides that "Information
bulletins consisting solely of subject matter relating to amateur radio"
are
not considered broadcasting. W1AW operations conform to a narrow
interpretation of this provision.

Accordingly, IARN and W1AW practice are far from "identical."

Agreed!

What many Hams / SWL's also curiously fail to
notice at first glance is that, on a consistent basis
greater than 50% (fifty percent!) of the 'program
content' of IARN H.F. Bulletin broadcasts consist
of material which is created by and produced by
sources OTHER THAN the IARN and k1man.

In any other media venue (apart from ham radio?)
this would be known as blatent plagiarism.

It really makes one wonder what Mr Baxter's true
alteriour motives are, concerning all this arcane
broadcasting he engages in. I seem to feel there
is more to this than just and over-inflated ego.
Who else or what other person in a healthy
mental mindset would pour so much
time and energy into such a goofy endeavor as
something like this?