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Subject: Re: John Gilmore switches feet!
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Date: Thu, 20-Aug-87 09:40:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 20 09:40:00 1987
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THE FCC RULES ARE IN PLACE BECAUSE OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS. ANOTHER
REASON IS TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCIAL SERVICES BY ANY
NATION AND TO PRECLUDE MUTUAL INTERFERENCE BETWEEN PROPERLY LICENSED
USERS, BE THEY HAMS, DEVELOPERS, MILITARY OR COMMERCIAL. EACH NATION
IS ALLOCATED CERTAIN FREQUENCIES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES TO INCLUDE SATELLITE
AND RADAR. ALL ARE BASED UPON INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT.

MOST MAJOR ADVANCES IN RADIO TELECOMMUNICATIONS ARE BASED UPON HAM
DEVELOPMENTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. DO NOT LET THE TERM AMATEUR MISLEAD YOU.
CALLING THEM SUCH DOES NOT DONOTE IGNORANCE NOR ANY LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OR
ABILITY. NEITHER DOES IT INDICATE ANY UNWILLINGNESS TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE
OR REGIONS NEEDING HELP OR IN DISTRESS. DO NOT EVER MIX UP A HAM WITH THE
TRASH YOU HEAR ON UNLIMITED PUBLIC ACCESS SUCH AS CB.

HAVING BEEN IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SINCE 1950 I HAVE NOTHING BUT THE
HIGHEST RESPECT FOR HAMS. REMEMBER THE ALASKAN QUAKE OF '64 OR THE
MORE RECENT MEXICO QUAKE AND THE AID AND ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY HAMS!
FOR EACH OF THESE THERE ARE AT LEAST 10,000 OTHER INSTANCES WHERE HAMS
HAVE BEEN THE LINK THAT HELD THE REST OF THE WORLD IN CONTACT. AND YOU
DO NOT HEAR A LOT OF THANKS FROM ANYONE OTHER THAT THOSE WHO WERE HELPED.
WITH NO CHARGE FOR THE SERVICE.

NAME ME ONE GROUP, ANYWHERE, THAT IS READY TO AID AT A MOMENTS NOTICE
THAT EVEN APPROACHES THE "HAMS".

MY FELICITATIONS TO THE HAMS. THE BACK OF MY HAND TO THEIR DETRACTORS.

BTW. I HAVE NEVER BEEN A HAM ALTHOUGH I HAVE HELD A FIRST PHONE BECAUSE
MY DUTIES REQUIRED IT.

REGARDS.

STEVE