Rick, Will you please remind me the degree of esteem in which you hold the FCC? I keep forgetting. Jim Weaver, K8JE Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL; http://www.arrl.org/ 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040 Tel.: 513-459-0142; E-mail: k8je@arrl.org ARRL: The reason Amateur Radio Is! MEMBERS: The reason ARRL Is! -----Original Message----- From: K5ur@aol.com [mailto:K5ur@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 10:03 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:12942] Re: CONFIDENTIAL - Harrison/Imlay FCC Meeting Joel: Good job. You and Chris were prepared. Thank you. 1.) Page 1, 5th paragraph - FCC's reference to 200k hams. That reply was typical FCC pooey. A good indication of their motivation, perhaps, .... numbers. Like you said, that does not equate to better efficiency of spectrum. 2.) Page 2, 2nd paragraph - FCC's comment about 300k Techs to upgrade. No way. I'm not sure it will even be the 100k you mentioned. 3.) Page 2, 2nd paragraph - FCC was not thinking long term. I agree. Obvious they weren't, given their responses. 4.) Page 2, 3rd paragraph - Good counterpoint ya'll made. 5.) Page 3, 1st and 2nd full paragraphs - Another good point, but doesn't it make you scratch your head wondering why they don't get it. Did I ever tell you what I think of the FCC? 6.) Page 3, 4th full paragraph - Regarding thanking Cross about 40 mtrs, oh, I'll bet you hated doing that. (hi) 7.) Page 4 - I prefer Option 3. Not option 1. Not option 2. No blend between options 2 and 3. Our proposal was a good proposal. It was the right proposal. This is important. We should do a full court press. Again, thanks to you and Chris for taking the time to prepare and meet with the FCC. Good job. 73, Rick - K5UR In a message dated 9/3/2005 9:31:18 AM Central Standard Time, w5zn@arrl.org writes: The attached report is an ARRL Board Confidential matter. It is not to be distributed to anyone other than ARRL Officers, Directors, and Vice Directors. As previously communicated to you, Chris Imlay and I met with Mike Wilhelm at FCC on Monday, August 29 to discuss NPRM 05-235. My report is attached in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. If you cannot open this document, please let me know. 73 Joel W5ZN