Hi Dick, Right now the 9cm item has not been published in the Federal Register, so there is no comment deadline. My suggestion is that people wait until the window is open (although comments are accepted at any time). I will have some suggestions for the community that can be widely distributed once the key dates are established. After reading the email you forwarded, I’m not sure what is intended. Phil accompanied the Winlink group to the FCC on Nov. 1. Docket 16-239 is not connected to the 9cm spectrum issue, and is being handled by a separate staff within the Wireless Bureau because the main issue from the FCC viewpoint is 5G/wireless Internet access, not amateur radio. The top Bureau people are the same, of course, but not the staffers who read the comments and craft the initial recommendations. Of course Phil is very involved in AREDN, and on my list to call. He may very well want to visit the FCC on this, but the time for that is after the reply comment period closes. (The FCC staff will not be focused on these issues until all the comments are in.) I predict that the April/May timeframe will about right for a visit, unless Federal Register publication is delayed past January (which I do not expect). Hope this is clear and helps. 73, Dave From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of Richard Norton via arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Reply-To: Richard Norton <richardjnorton@yahoo.com> Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at 9:28 PM To: ODV <arrl-odv@arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:29238] Fw: Obtaining an audience with the FCC Does anyone know the answer? Is anyone able to help Andre and the AREDN group? 73, Dick, N6AA? ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Andre Hansen <andre.k6ah@gmail.com> To: "n6aa@arrl.org" <n6aa@arrl.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 1, 2020, 12:12:00 PM PST Subject: Obtaining an audience with the FCC Hi Dick, I hope you've had a fun holiday season. I didn't hear back from you my last email, so I'm hoping you're still supportive of the AREDN defense of 3 and 5 GHz. I understand from Phil Karn, KA9Q, that he and a WinLink core team member were able to get an audience with the FCC in Washington, DC over WT Docket No. 16-239 on encryption. I am wondering if such a discussion wouldn't be an opportunity to educate the FCC on what AREDN is and how it serves the community. They obviously have no idea at this point. How does one get an audience with the FCC? Your thoughts would be appreciated. Sincerely, Andre, K6AH 760-685-3769 The AREDN Project