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73 Amateur Radio - Free and Open Source Software
73 Amateur Radio - Free and Open Source Software
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LETTERS<br />
Let's Petition<br />
the FCC<br />
At my place of employment,<br />
where an FCC comme rc ial license<br />
(2nd Class/General) is required,<br />
less than lO in a department<br />
of more than 200 employees<br />
are licensed amateur radio operators,<br />
though many expressed an<br />
interest in the hobby. At my former<br />
place of employment in the<br />
Telecommunications Dept, there<br />
were only two licensed people,<br />
thOugh again , many were interested<br />
in ham radio , Why, in a nation<br />
with millions of electronic techn i<br />
cians. engineers. and computer<br />
hobbyists, are so lew willing to go<br />
even for Novice?<br />
The nail in the coffin is the code<br />
requirement. If anyone is to be<br />
blamed for the lack of public inte r<br />
est in amateur radio, the blame<br />
must rest on the ARRL. It has<br />
been spoon-feeding its members<br />
the propaganda thai if the FCC<br />
created a no-code license. the<br />
ham bands would end up like CB.<br />
But many nations do not requ ire<br />
code in order to obtain a VHF/<br />
nilow receive or<br />
~ leave messages<br />
wtth o ther l ocal hams<br />
using the 16K Bulletin<br />
Board featured on the<br />
smallest TNe available c<br />
the lIeath* IIK-21<br />
Pocket racket ,<br />
1lle BR.~ operates<br />
under your call with<br />
simple commands<br />
like Send or Write a<br />
mee..age. Kill a message<br />
and read the File<br />
mes..sages currently on<br />
the system. And the<br />
HK-21 Pocket Packet is<br />
fully TNC-2 compatible.<br />
Hookup i s easy,<br />
Plug in supplied cables<br />
instantly to most<br />
.-\ lIUt>:."hary