This is a snip from recent e-mail conversation (today) with Dr. David Kazdan AD8Y relating to the WWV/WWVH issues: 73, Dale WA8EFK ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dale: Thanks for your efforts. I will attach the short telephone script that we developed, but it's not /primarily/ about amateur radio. From my amateur radio perspective, and I believe I speak for others of the Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative, WWV/H's significance lies in all of Section 97's statements of purpose for the amateur service. To fulfill our federal mission, we need easily and inexpensively available, accurate time and frequency information; we need the content that WWV/H broadcasts such as GPS constellation integrity and space weather information, and we need it independent of infrastructure such as the internet or mobile telephones; and we need the scientific and technical resources of well-engineered shortwave radio standards broadcasting to provide research possibilities, education, and training to interested individuals. WWV/H also fulfill the international goodwill and cooperation mandate of amateur radio, but without direct amateur radio content--their transmissions on internationally assigned frequencies are outside of amateur purview. In some sense, continuation of WWV/H is similar to the need for antenna accommodations. The amateur radio service cannot exist without certain physical facilities and the service is mandated in Code of Federal Regulations. The facilities therefore must be made possible. Others on the distribution list, please feel free to add to this. Dale, thank you again. We very much appreciate it. 73, David, AD8Y ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* Dale Williams <dale.wms1@frontier.com> *To:* David Kazdan <dxk10@cwru.edu>; w8wtd@arrl.org; wa8efk@arrl.org *Cc:* "Henderson, Dan N1ND" <dhenderson@arrl.org>; Kristina Collins <kvc2@case.edu>; Rachel Boedicker <rkb42@case.edu>; Nathaniel Vishner <nnv@case.edu>; Rob Halliday <rph32@case.edu>; Phil Erickson <pje@mit.edu> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 15, 2018 10:53 AM *Subject:* Re: On WWV's proposed defunding David, This is now under discussion. The key elements relate to the impact upon Amateur Radio from ARRL's perspective. Before extending member resources and lobbying efforts, we must develop an impact statement as to how the discontinuing of WWV/WWVH transmissions negatively affects us as hams. Any thoughts would be appreciated. 73, Dale WA8EFK