Hi Fred, because I believe your intent was to CC the ODV list, and the Executive Committee's intent was to engage the new Directors in this discussion, I have forwarded your email to ODV. (I'm not sure the attachment was included in my earlier forwarding) Howard E. Michel, WB2ITX Chief Executive Officer ARRL, The National Association for Amateur Radio® 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1494 USA<x-apple-data-detectors://14> Telephone: +1 860-594-0404<tel:+1%20860-594-0404> email: hmichel@arrl.org<mailto:hmichel@arrl.org> Begin forwarded message: From: Fred Hopengarten <Fred@antennazoning.com<mailto:Fred@antennazoning.com>> Date: December 15, 2018 at 12:30:55 AM EST To: 'G Widin' <gpwidin@comcast.net<mailto:gpwidin@comcast.net>>, "'Michel, Howard, Wb2Itx'" <wb2itx@arrl.org<mailto:wb2itx@arrl.org>> Cc: 'arrl-odv' <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org<mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org>>, <rjairam@gmail.com<mailto:rjairam@gmail.com>>, <W2RU@b2xonline.com<mailto:W2RU@b2xonline.com>>, 'Mike Ritz' <w7vo@comcast.net<mailto:w7vo@comcast.net>>, <hopengarten@post.harvard.edu<mailto:hopengarten@post.harvard.edu>> Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:27759] DRAFT Petition for Rule Making, Amateur Radio Parity Act (Administrative Implementation) Reply-To: <hopengarten@post.harvard.edu<mailto:hopengarten@post.harvard.edu>> Mr. Widin: I have made several comments that are interspersed in the FAQ. I am puzzled to learn that it could be possible, according to the FAQ, to willfully violate a federal regulation with a potential monetary forfeiture and not be an outlaw. Similarly, I am disheartened to learn that the ARRL might take a position that violations may be acceptable because “there would be no enforcement.” That doesn’t show much respect for law, does it? To be clear, I do not favor an end-run around the Congress with the NPRM I participated in drafting, when the drafting was done on the assumption that ARPA had passed and fixed the limits of FCC discretion. I do not favor the route now proposed. Fred Hopengarten, Esq. K1VR hopengarten@post.harvard.edu<mailto:hopengarten@post.harvard.edu> Six Willarch Road Lincoln, MA 01773 antennazoning.com<http://antennazoning.com> 781.259.0088 From: G Widin [mailto:gpwidin@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2018 6:21 PM To: Michel, Howard, Wb2Itx Cc: arrl-odv; rjairam@gmail.com<mailto:rjairam@gmail.com>; W2RU@b2xonline.com<mailto:W2RU@b2xonline.com>; Mike Ritz; hopengarten@post.harvard.edu<mailto:hopengarten@post.harvard.edu> Subject: Re: [arrl-odv:27759] DRAFT Petition for Rule Making, Amateur Radio Parity Act (Administrative Implementation) There is obviously some history behind what is in the petition, and how it got to be the way it is. Because not everyone may be aware of this background, I thought it would be helpful to prepare a "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQ) document providing some of this information. This might also become a good basis for communication to members. I've attached the FAQ as a Word document. I'm sure there will be suggestions for change, and I invite these, as they will help improve the document. 73, Greg, K0GW On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 10:56 AM Michel, Howard, WB2ITX (CEO) <wb2itx@arrl.org<mailto:wb2itx@arrl.org>> wrote: During its electronic meeting on 12/12/18, the Executive Committee approved the filing on the Amateur Radio Parity Act petition for rule making with the FCC, which had been previously authorized by the Board, before December 31, 2018. Meeting minutes are being prepared and will be made available shortly. The Committee authorized sharing the petition with the 2018 and 2019 Board. It is attached. Please note that this petition has not yet been made public, and it should not be shared outside this group. Please share any comments about the petition with Atty Imlay as soon as practical. 73, Howard, WB2ITX -- Howard E. Michel, WB2ITX Chief Executive Officer ARRL, The National Association for Amateur Radio® 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1494 USA Telephone: +1 860-594-0404 email: hmichel@arrl.org<mailto:hmichel@arrl.org> _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org<mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv [https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif]<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=link>