DTC wrote:

> msg wrote:
>
>> Too bad the FCC site has been purging material older than 10 years;
>
>
> Too bad the FCC isn't purging political appointees with no radio
> communications experience, much less anything the FCC is mandated
> to regulate. At one time long long ago, most of the staff had
> a radio amateur ticket.

And once upon a time the phrase "in the public interest" was
actually respected by the FCC and once upon a time the ARRL and
FCC both supported maintaining high standards of practice in the
radio art and good conduct of licensees.

It saddens me also that the general public hasn't revolted over
the imposition of DTV transition (which is just a spectrum grab
scheme); evidently the twenty percent or so that rely on OTA TV
are an inconsequential minority. Say goodbye to portable OTA TV,
reliable TV while in motion and useful emergency services TV.

Michael