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Title: FCC Shuts Down - What's to Become of Us Post by: Pete, WA2CWA on October 01, 2013, 03:34:00 PM FCC shut down today, 10/1/13. Will there be anarchy on the amateur bands. According to ARRL, dated 10/1, maybe not:
"Only a handful of the FCC’s 1754 employees have been scheduled to remain on duty, including eight employees “retained to conduct interference detection, mitigation and disaster response operations.” Only one “senior management official” in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau — which oversees Amateur Radio — was scheduled to be on duty for the extent of the shutdown." For the full story, go here: http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-vec-still-accepting-and-filing-license-applications-monitoring-fcc-shutdown Title: Re: FCC Shuts Down - What's to Become of Us Post by: WD8KDG on October 01, 2013, 04:55:46 PM Oh shucks! There goes that Part 15 RFI enforcement! ;D
Craig, Title: Re: FCC Shuts Down - What's to Become of Us Post by: KA0HCP on October 01, 2013, 05:09:01 PM Who is on duty to write emergency policy papers?
Title: Re: FCC Shuts Down - What's to Become of Us Post by: KL7OF on October 01, 2013, 06:18:22 PM I'm scared to use my radio
Title: Re: FCC Shuts Down - What's to Become of Us Post by: W2PFY on October 01, 2013, 07:27:00 PM Now is a good time to be a boot but not on the ham bands. The OO are still watching over us ;) ;)
Title: Re: FCC Shuts Down - What's to Become of Us Post by: KB2WIG on October 01, 2013, 07:50:46 PM Don't worry, I still have my orange vest.
Please don't forget, the ARRhL is here to protect us. klc Title: Re: FCC Shuts Down - What's to Become of Us Post by: WD8KDG on October 01, 2013, 10:18:55 PM Now is a good time to be a boot but not on the ham bands. The OO are still watching over us ;) ;) no way, turn up the wick! Title: Re: FCC Shuts Down - What's to Become of Us Post by: KD0HUX on October 01, 2013, 11:09:06 PM Now is a good time to be a boot but not on the ham bands. The OO are still watching over us ;) ;) no way, turn up the wick! Title: Re: FCC Shuts Down - What's to Become of Us Post by: w4bfs on October 02, 2013, 05:53:22 AM please listen in the 10 meter cw end of the band .... already some serious encroachment from outlaw radiomaniacs .... a good place to tune up and test
Title: Re: FCC Shuts Down - What's to Become of Us Post by: Steve - K4HX on October 02, 2013, 11:21:08 AM That has been going on for years, maybe even decades.
Title: Re: FCC Shuts Down - What's to Become of Us Post by: Pete, WA2CWA on October 02, 2013, 01:50:33 PM FCC's Shutdown notices:
http://www.fcc.gov/shutdown-page.html (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hngo3lifrwc/T0lFFo-o6HI/AAAAAAAAAIs/7XdYXXMeOPk/s1600/closed-sign.jpg) Title: Re: FCC Shuts Down - What's to Become of Us Post by: WD8KDG on October 02, 2013, 03:45:56 PM Just a "Heavy Metal Night", turn up the wick! ;D
Craig, Title: Re: FCC Shuts Down - What's to Become of Us Post by: Opcom on October 03, 2013, 08:45:20 PM If they will stay shut down until NOV 1, the Halloween pirates may do better. OCT 31 is the traditional biggest day(night).
Title: Re: FCC Shuts Down - What's to Become of Us Post by: W1AEX on October 04, 2013, 11:52:07 AM Oh, is there still an FCC? AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
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