I have really done Dennis Bodson wrong, and I apologize. Dennis is INDEED our mentor on Spread Spectrum, and his input on this filing (and to the original petition we filed in this proceeding) was critical and very important. Thanks, Dennis, for your leadership here, and forgive me for omitting mention of your input. I owe you one (a double). 73, Chris W3KD Christopher D. Imlay Booth, Freret, Imlay & Tepper. P.C. 14356 Cape May Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6011 (301) 384-5525 telephone (301) 384-6384 facsimile W3KD@ARRL.ORG -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Bodson <bodsond@verizon.net> To: 'Chris Imlay' <w3kd@aol.com> Sent: Mon, Jun 14, 2010 12:14 pm Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:19052] Comments as-filed in Docket 10-62, Spread Spectrum Power Chris: Thanks for the good job. As the SS mentor, I believe we have the best we can at this time. Dennis From: Chris Imlay [mailto:w3kd@aol.com] Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 8:41 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:19052] Comments as-filed in Docket 10-62, Spread Spectrum Power Greetings. With the approval of the Executive Committee, President Craigie and EVP Sumner, I have today (the due date) filed the attached comments on the FCC's NPRM (based on ARRL's petition) to delete the automatic power control requirement for Spread Spectrum Amateur communications. Note that these comments grudgingly accept (for now) the FCC's proposal to reduce the maximum power level for SS from 100 watts to 10 watts, which was NOT part of ARRL's petition. Thanks to Kay and Dave Sumner for helpful edits to this document. There are, incidentally, very few comments filed so far in this docket. It is not anticipated at this time that reply comments will be needed, but we will see what trickles in. 73, Chris W3KD Christopher D. Imlay Booth, Freret, Imlay & Tepper. P.C. 14356 Cape May Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6011 (301) 384-5525 telephone (301) 384-6384 facsimile W3KD@ARRL.ORG