----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 5:46
PM
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Improving
the Service/Hobby/Art
Saludos James,
Youn are absolutely right, James. The intention is made very clear in the
first quoted section ((a) Recognition and enhancement of
the value of the amateur service
to the public)). The writers
of the regulations RECOGNIZED some value and wanted to enhance it. THEY DID
NOT CREATE an emergency service. They just were aware, many years after the
service was created, that the potential for emergency communications existed
in the Amateur Service. If the amateur service is an emergency service, why is
not it mandatory that every ham in the US should train periodically in
emergency procedures.
I have several certificates from different organizations awarded for public
service. All of them are proudly displayed in my ham shack. I have volunteered
my services every time a natural disaster has ocurred in Puerto Rico and
actively participate in an antillean weather net during the hurricane season.
But I am not an emergency operator, just a ham that is willing to help others
when needed.
The amateur radio service is very clearly defined in the regulations:
(4) Amateur service. A radiocommunication service for the
purpose of self-training, intercommunication and technical
investigations carried out by amateurs, that is, duly
authorized persons interested in radio technique solely with
a personal aim and without pecuniary interest.
Saturday, March 4, 2006, 8:40:54 PM, you wrote:
j> I'm sorry but you need to do a little
more historical research.
j> Amateur Radio was/is primarily authorized
because of items 97.1
j> (b)(c)(d). Amateur Radio has been
around, recognized, and authorized
j> by the US Government since the early 1900's.
Early amateurs were
j> recognized for their contributions to the
radio art and as trained
j> operators, especially for the military.
Emcomms did not exist in the
j> early days of amateur radio and was not why
Amateur Radio was
j> allocated the frequency bands we currently
enjoy.
j>
j> One of the histories shows that "In 1924,
Amateurs received new bands
j> at 80, 40, 20, and 5 meters." At the
time, they were considered
j> pretty unimportant. I am sure these
allocations weren't made because
j> of our contributions to emcomms.
j>
j> Do a google on "history of amateur radio" and
read some of the many
j> articles and pages devoted to our history.
You won't find emcomms
j> mentioned anywhere until relatively
recently!
j>
j> And, Part 97.1 (a) implicitly recognizes
other values of the amateur
j> service by the simple mention of just one of
them. This mention of
j> one item (emergency communications) does not
mean it is the 'primary'
j> reason that amateur radio is authorized.
If they meant 'primary', in
j> other words more important than the others,
then that is what they
j> would have said. Instead, the rules use
the word 'particularly' which
j> is a totally different connotation, i.e.
special attention given to
j> this one item.
j>
j> Also, I am not a lawyer so maybe someone who
is can give a better or
j> more accurate interpretation, but in my
training of dealing with labor
j> law and union contracts, if the authors
intended one principle to be
j> more important than another, they would have
said so in no uncertain
j> terms. With no indication that the
principles are ranked in order of
j> importance, one must assume that they are all
equal.
j>
j> Jim
j> WA0LYK
j>
j> --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, KV9U <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> In the U.S., amateur radio is primarily
authorized because of the
>> potential for emergency communications. It
is listed as the first of
j> the
>> 5 principles and I always point that out
when I teach an entry level
>> class for potential new hams. I would not
weigh the 5 principles as
>> equal, but rather as supporting the
overall concept.
>>
>> My understanding is that in some
countries, amateur radio is considered
>> more of a hobby to provide activities for
the citizens. In the past,
>> Japan had a low power HF license without a
CW requirement even though
>> this conflicted with international
agreements. Their view was that this
>> was good government policy and took
precedence over agreements that
j> they
>> had signed.
>>
j> <snip>
>> The final analysis is that here in the
U.S., amateur radio is an
>> activity that is promoted by the
government due to the 5 principles.
>> Self improvement in radio communications
is a "hobby" or avocation, no
>> different than learning other hobby
disciplines. The only difference
>> being that you have to be licensed by the
government to take part in
>> transmitting a signal.
>>
>> An active radio amateur will participate
in most of these principles at
>> one time or another. Those who have a
casual interest, will not acquire
>> the same knowlege and ability and the more
active participants.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Rick, KV9U
>>
>>
>> Dave Bernstein wrote:
>>
>> > As you can see from 97.1 below, there
are 5 principles underlying
>> > the amateur radio service, one of
which is to provide emergency
>> > communications.
>> >
>> > By definition, an activity undertaken
by an amateur is a hobby.
>> >
>> > 73,
>> >
>> > Dave,
AA6YQ
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Part 97 : Sec. 97.1 Basis and
Purpose
>> >
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>> >
>> > The rules and regulations in this
part are designed to provide an
>> > amateur radio service having a
fundamental purpose as expressed in
>> > the following principles:
>> >
>> > (a) Recognition and enhancement of
the value of the amateur service
>> > to the public as a voluntary
noncommercial communication service,
>> > particularly with respect to
providing emergency communications.
>> >
>> > (b) Continuation and extension of the
amateur's proven ability to
>> > contribute to the advancement of the
radio art.
>> >
>> > (c) Encouragement and improvement of
the amateur service through
>> > rules which provide for advancing
skills in both the communication
>> > and technical phases of the
art.
>> >
>> > (d) Expansion of the existing
reservoir within the amateur radio
>> > service of trained operators,
technicians, and electronics experts.
>> >
>> > (e) Continuation and extension of the
amateur's unique ability to
>> > enhance international
goodwill.
>> >
>> >
--
73,
Flavio Padovani
KP4AWX
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