On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 14:12:52 -0700, Frank Gilliland
wrote:

On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 10:56:51 -0400, (Twistedhed)
wrote in :

Yes, I agree, but one of the "bads" we must take in order to have the
"goods" is the current incarnation of the FCC.


Slightly OT, here's an interesting tidbit I read last night: It was
JFK who signed the bill permitting the FCC to levy fines for minor
violations without due process. The fines were $100 per violation with
a maximum of $500 (Popular Electronics, September 1962). I also read
that the distance rules were established for two reasons: First, the
Canadian hams were still using 11m; and second, to discourage the use
of CB radio as a method of international communication, which was a
big deal during the cold war. Well, the cold war is over, and the
internet is crossing the communication barriers between borders much
more than CB ever could. It's time the FCC took a second look at that
rule.

You forget that there was/is an ITU requirement that "international"
two way radio services require the operator to have a knowledge of
Morse Code. That was a primary reason why long distance contacts were
prohibited on CB.


Dave
"Sandbagger"