This thread is painful at best. In the late 50s the then sales manager for Walter Ashe Radio in St. Louis, MO ran A2 code practice on 10 meters. From letter recognition to maybe 10 WPM. This was done on a regular schedule and was one way broadcasting. It helped a lot of young hams including me get their first ticket. The ARRL information broadcasts including CW code practice have always been for the benefit of hams. There has never been a commercial or political component involved in any of their broadcasts that I know of. It is possible with the changing times these broadcasts are not as important as they once were with email bulletins and such. However still to this day not everyone has a computer and some still get information from these broadcasts. Just because it does not work for you does not mean it does not work for others. It amazes me at how much serious talent on this page is so very narrow minded and self centered.
73 and yes I will be going now. K0AZ Mike Sanders 18169 Highway 174 MT Vernon, Missouri 65712-9171 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Phil Galasso Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 9:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Discussion of AM Radio Subject: Re: [AMRadio] k1man fined ----- Original Message ----- Subject: Re: [AMRadio] k1man fined > Also I would think ARRL in Newington should be VERY > careful before they fire up their W1AW Broadcasts now. > This precedent could easily be applied to them, if someone > wanted to entrap them. The difference between the W1AW broadcasts and the K1MAN broadcasts is that W1AW does not openly promote any merchandise sold by the League. For that reason, W1AW was not the subject of any FCC enforcement action. W1AW is not doing anything illegal under the current rules. Several years ago, a Petition for Rulemaking was filed with the FCC. This petition would have eliminated ALL broadcasting activity on the congested HF phone bands. The FCC never put it up for public comment. Broadcasting, whether by K1MAN, W1AW, or anyone else, does not belong on the amateur bands. If someone wants to play "broadcaster", let him or her buy time on the numerous commercial shortwave stations that operate in this country. The rates on most of them are quite reasonable and those stations run a minimum of 50 kW transmitter power (not including antenna gain). Phil G. K2PG ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.4/299 - Release Date: 3/31/06 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.4/299 - Release Date: 3/31/06
