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February 10th 05, 06:45 AM
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#12
February 10th 05, 12:27 PM
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Here's an update on the old "when will FCC drop Element 1?" pool. Note
how almost everyone's date, including mine, has already past: WA2SI: September 13, 2003 KF6TPT: September 29, 2003 KC8EPO: December 31, 2003 K2UNK: January 1, 2004 K2ASP: March 15, 2004 AA2QA: April 1, 2004 N2EY: April 15, 2004 N3KIP: May 1, 2004 KC8PMX: July 1, 2004 WA2ISE: August 1, 2004 K3LT: September 15, 2004 WK3C: December 30, 2004 N4PGW:May 22, 2005 N8UZE: July 1, 2005 KB3EIA: July 5, 2007 W5TIT: June 1, 2008 Anybody want to add a prediction? New "rolling rule" (thanks Dee, N8UZE): If your prediction is a year or more in the past, you can add a new one. At this point K2UNK and everyone before him can add a new prediction. All predictions stay on the list. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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#13
February 10th 05, 02:03 PM
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Thank you, Jim. 'Nuff said.
By the way, I'll stick with 2008. Kim W5TIT wrote in message oups.com... Here's an update on the old "when will FCC drop Element 1?" pool. Note how almost everyone's date, including mine, has already past: WA2SI: September 13, 2003 KF6TPT: September 29, 2003 KC8EPO: December 31, 2003 K2UNK: January 1, 2004 K2ASP: March 15, 2004 AA2QA: April 1, 2004 N2EY: April 15, 2004 N3KIP: May 1, 2004 KC8PMX: July 1, 2004 WA2ISE: August 1, 2004 K3LT: September 15, 2004 WK3C: December 30, 2004 N8UZE: July 1, 2005 KB3EIA: July 5, 2007 W5TIT: June 1, 2008 Anybody want to add a prediction? Or should we start a new one? 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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#14
February 10th 05, 02:08 PM
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What IS up with any moves to change things up in amateur radio?
What about BPL? OK, I am behind the times...also still don't have any radios reconnected...been, uh, maybe three years now. But my hubby and I are both "getting the mike hand feeling back" so maybe soon. Kim W5TIT |
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#15
February 10th 05, 03:37 PM
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Kim wrote: What IS up with any moves to change things up in amateur radio? There have been about 18 proposals to FCC since July 2003, ranging from "just drop Element 1 and leave everything else alone" to much more involved stuff involving new license classes, etc. At least one group (NCVEC) has submitted *two* proposals. FCC hasn't done a thing other than assign numbers to the proposals and collect comments. It seems that the next step will be for FCC to put out an NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rule Making), combining what they think are the best features of the proposals, collect commentary on the NPRM, and then make a decision. At first I thought FCC would just dump Element 1 when the treaty changed. Now I think we're at least a year, maybe two, from any changes. Your original 2008 pool prediction may turn out to be the winner! What about BPL? FCC put out a bunch of rules that are not as good as we'd like but not as bad as what the BPL folks wanted. ARRL keeps bugging FCC to reconsider, and both ARRL and other amateur groups raise cain whenever there's documented evidence of harmful interference. There are a few BPL sites in operation. At least one test site shut down, and at least one locale that was considering BPL decided against it. Meanwhile, DSL-, Wi-Fi-, and cable-served areas continue to grow. Here in Philly the mayor is pushing for the whole city to be Wi-Fi'ed, so everybody can be online boradband-style. Not a bad idea, really, if he can pull it off. OK, I am behind the times...also still don't have any radios reconnected...been, uh, maybe three years now. But my hubby and I are both "getting the mike hand feeling back" so maybe soon. Good to see you back, Kim. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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#16
February 10th 05, 11:21 PM
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#17
February 11th 05, 01:08 AM
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Alun wrote:
wrote in news:1107990238.904624.123740 @o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com: Here's an update on the old "when will FCC drop Element 1?" pool. Note how almost everyone's date, including mine, has already past: WA2SI: September 13, 2003 KF6TPT: September 29, 2003 KC8EPO: December 31, 2003 K2UNK: January 1, 2004 K2ASP: March 15, 2004 AA2QA: April 1, 2004 N2EY: April 15, 2004 N3KIP: May 1, 2004 KC8PMX: July 1, 2004 WA2ISE: August 1, 2004 K3LT: September 15, 2004 WK3C: December 30, 2004 N8UZE: July 1, 2005 KB3EIA: July 5, 2007 W5TIT: June 1, 2008 Only four people still in, I see (including one whose date has passed, but we're less than half way to the next date). N4PGW doesn't show on the above list but he's in. I predict that Canada, Spain and Italy will all make the change before the US Probably. (seems like most other countries already have). Really? Do you have a list of how many countries still require code testing for at least one class of amateur radio license, vs. those who have no code testing? It would be interesting to see the actual totals. Even better if the number of hams in those countries were included, and growth since the change vs. before the change. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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#18
February 11th 05, 04:18 AM
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February 11th 05, 03:19 PM
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#20
February 11th 05, 05:27 PM
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Here's an update on the old "when will FCC drop Element 1?" pool. Note
how almost everyone's date, including mine, has already past: WA2SI: September 13, 2003 KF6TPT: September 29, 2003 KC8EPO: December 31, 2003 K2UNK: January 1, 2004 K2ASP: March 15, 2004 AA2QA: April 1, 2004 N2EY: April 15, 2004 N3KIP: May 1, 2004 KC8PMX: July 1, 2004 WA2ISE: August 1, 2004 K3LT: September 15, 2004 WK3C: December 30, 2004 N4PGW:May 22, 2005 N8UZE: July 1, 2005 AB2RC: July 1, 2007 KB3EIA: July 5, 2007 W5TIT: June 1, 2008 Anybody want to add a prediction? New "rolling rule" (thanks Dee, N8UZE): If your prediction is a year or more in the past, you can add a new one. At this point K2UNK and everyone before him can add a new prediction. All predictions stay on the list. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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