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Re: [Sbarc-list] SBARC-list Digest, Vol 143, Issue 3
by Wilmer Haas 19 Jun '15

19 Jun '15

Rick, Is a map of the route available? Will W6DOM haasent(a)cox.net or W6DOM(a)WINLINK.ORG -----Original Message----- From: sbarc-list-bounces(a)lists.netlojix.com [mailto:sbarc-list-bounces@lists.netlojix.com] On Behalf Of sbarc-list-request(a)lists.netlojix.com Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 12:00 PM To: sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com Subject: SBARC-list Digest, Vol 143, Issue 3 Send SBARC-list mailing list submissions to sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.netlojix.com/mailman/listinfo/sbarc-list or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to sbarc-list-request(a)lists.netlojix.com You can reach the person managing the list at sbarc-list-owner(a)lists.netlojix.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of SBARC-list digest..." Today's Topics: 1. The ISS Returns -- should be able to see it after the SBARC Club meeting (Darryl Widman) 2. Santa Barbara 100 Endurance Run- Need Radio Operators (Rick Whitaker) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:31:59 -0700 From: "Darryl Widman" <auditron(a)juno.com> To: <sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> Subject: [Sbarc-list] The ISS Returns -- should be able to see it after the SBARC Club meeting Message-ID: <DD83AE23E2004ABF9D357C8C9AED4562@precision330> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi folks, Just caught this on edhat and thought it interesting. The ISS might be easily seen after our SBARC Club meeting this Friday night. Darryl, KF6DI The ISS Returns updated: Jun 16, 2015, 1:45 PM By Chuck McPartlin Once again, the International Space Station will be cruising above Santa Barbara, with some nice visible passes during the next week. On Tuesday, June 16, the ISS will rise in the NW at 10:22 PM, climbing briefly above our mountain horizon to disappear into the shadow of the Earth at 10:24, having just transited the bowl of the Little Dipper. On Wednesday, it will appear at 9:28 PM in the NNW, and pass along the mountains to vanish as it approaches the bright Summer Triangle star Altair, low in the E at 9:33 PM. It will pop up again on its next orbit at 11:05 PM in the WNW by brilliant Venus and Jupiter, and disappear near the star Regulus 30 seconds later. Thursday night at 10:11 PM, the ISS will rise in the WNW and pass above Venus and Jupiter, along the back of Leo, and disappear at 10:14 while high in the sky in Coma Berenices. On Friday, June 19, it will make its brightest pass of this series, rising at 9:17 PM in the NW, and passing high across our sky to enter shadow in the ESE, in Serpens Cauda, the tail of the snake held by Ophiuchus. Saturday evening's pass will start at 10:01 PM in the W, and will pass low below Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon, disappearing in Corvus to the SW at 10:12 PM. On Sunday, Summer Solstice, it will rise at 9:07 PM in the WNW, and pass above Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon to set in the SSE at 9:12. The ISS will make its last appearance for the week on Tuesday, June 23, when it will rise at 8:57 PM in the W and make a long, low pass to the SSW, disappearing at 9:01 PM. Hasta nebula - Chuck

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Santa Barbara 100 Endurance Run- Need Radio Operators
by Rick Whitaker 17 Jun '15

17 Jun '15

Santa Barbara 100 Ultra Run The Santa Barbara 100 (Ultra Run- formerly known as the Blacksmith Endurance Race and the DRTE 100) is coming up on Friday July 10th, Saturday July 11th and part of the Sunday July 12th . The race will start at 1800 on Friday, July 10th and will continue until shut off time of noon on Sunday, July 12th . Most of the activity is on Friday and Saturday. I believe there may be a 10k race on Saturday as well. The course is very similar to last years except the 50 mile turn-around point will be at Lagunita Del Cielo, which is closer than the previous turn around point last year. The Romero Camuesa Aid Station will be further down the dirt road so it won't be as windy as the last times. I need radio operators who have either participated before or who have not but just want to have a good time in backwoods of Santa Barbara. This event shows how critical HAM radio can be in an area where cell phones do not work. We will be using the SBARC Rover to be Net Control and it will be placed high on the mountain ridge where it has been for that last two years. We have the on board repeater and as a secondary we will be using OBB (147.000). I know many of you have told me of your interest to participate again, but please get back to me on the location you want to work and the hours that you are available. The shifts will be 5 to 5 (either 5AM to 5PM or 5PM to 5AM). You need to tell me what hours you are available. I would love to place at least two operators at each location so there can be a relief person at all times. The hours listed are not written in stone and I would appreciate any hours that you can participate. Ask anyone who has participated in this event as a Radio Operator and you will find that it is both rewarding and fun. Only an HT is required for most all aid stations. The aid stations are: Sage hill (Start/Finish) Upper Oso Campground Buckhorn Aid Station Falls Aid Station Live Oak Aid Station Red Gate Aid Station Cold Spring Saddle Aid Station Monticeto Aid Station Romero Camuesa Aid Station Langunita Del Ceilo Aid Station (limited access- strict hours for entry/exit) If you have any interest in being in the backwoods and working as the sole link for the safety of off road runners, please contact me at: rickwhtr(a)cox.net or my home phone (805) 964-5440. 73 Rick Whitaker KG6VLB

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The ISS Returns -- should be able to see it after the SBARC Club meeting
by Darryl Widman 17 Jun '15

17 Jun '15

Hi folks, Just caught this on edhat and thought it interesting. The ISS might be easily seen after our SBARC Club meeting this Friday night. Darryl, KF6DI The ISS Returns updated: Jun 16, 2015, 1:45 PM By Chuck McPartlin Once again, the International Space Station will be cruising above Santa Barbara, with some nice visible passes during the next week. On Tuesday, June 16, the ISS will rise in the NW at 10:22 PM, climbing briefly above our mountain horizon to disappear into the shadow of the Earth at 10:24, having just transited the bowl of the Little Dipper. On Wednesday, it will appear at 9:28 PM in the NNW, and pass along the mountains to vanish as it approaches the bright Summer Triangle star Altair, low in the E at 9:33 PM. It will pop up again on its next orbit at 11:05 PM in the WNW by brilliant Venus and Jupiter, and disappear near the star Regulus 30 seconds later. Thursday night at 10:11 PM, the ISS will rise in the WNW and pass above Venus and Jupiter, along the back of Leo, and disappear at 10:14 while high in the sky in Coma Berenices. On Friday, June 19, it will make its brightest pass of this series, rising at 9:17 PM in the NW, and passing high across our sky to enter shadow in the ESE, in Serpens Cauda, the tail of the snake held by Ophiuchus. Saturday evening's pass will start at 10:01 PM in the W, and will pass low below Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon, disappearing in Corvus to the SW at 10:12 PM. On Sunday, Summer Solstice, it will rise at 9:07 PM in the WNW, and pass above Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon to set in the SSE at 9:12. The ISS will make its last appearance for the week on Tuesday, June 23, when it will rise at 8:57 PM in the W and make a long, low pass to the SSW, disappearing at 9:01 PM. Hasta nebula - Chuck

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FW: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Bill Pasternak WA6ITF RIP
by Andrew Seybold 12 Jun '15

12 Jun '15

FYI-another legend passes on! Andy W6AMS From: Repeater-Builder(a)yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 2:50 AM To: Repeater-Builder(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Bill Pasternak WA6ITF RIP >AR Newsline producer/host Don Wilbanks just announced that founder >Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, has died. > >Skeeter Nash, N5ASH is apparently taking over as exec producer of the >broadcast, and had solicited for help from hams with >broadcast/production backgrounds last week. More details, including any funeral / memorial info, when I get them. Personally, I knew Bill since 1969-1970 - he was WA2HVK on 2m AM with a Heath Twoer when I first heard him on the radio - my receiver was a 5-tube AC-DC radio that I had added a nuvistor based crystal oscillator to. In 1976 he and Jim Hendershot started Westlink Radio News which morphed into what we know today. He became the Walter Cronkite of the amateur radio news - and was as respected as Walt was. He was a good friend and will be missed by all. Mike WA6ILQ __._,_.___ ________________________________ Posted by: M M <wa6ilq(a)outlook.com<mailto:wa6ilq@outlook.com>> ________________________________ Reply via web post<https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Repeater-Builder/conversations/messages…> * Reply to sender <mailto:wa6ilq@outlook.com?subject=Re%3A%20OT%3A%20%20Bill%20Pasternak%20WA6ITF%20RIP> * Reply to group <mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20OT%3A%20%20Bill%20Pasternak%20WA6ITF%20RIP> * Start a New Topic<https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Repeater-Builder/conversations/newtopic…> * Messages in this topic<https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Repeater-Builder/conversations/topics/1…> (1) Visit Your Group<https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Repeater-Builder/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJkdGZs…> * New Members<https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Repeater-Builder/members/all;_ylc=X3oDM…> 10 [Yahoo! Groups]<https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJjNTl1Ymk1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkA…> * Privacy<https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> * Unsubscribe<mailto:Repeater-Builder-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> * Terms of Use<https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> . __,_._,___

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Electronic Garage Sale Saturday, 5/30/15
by WB6WCW＠aol.com 29 May '15

29 May '15

Hey: A fellow who did electronics all of his life just passed away, and family is selling off all of his stuff. He was not a ham, but worked in electronics about 35 years. The sale is at 199 N. Kellogg, (almost) across from the Elk's Lodge, starting at 09:00 Saturday. There is test equipment, Midland radios, hand/power tools, tube caddies, parts, dummy loads, tube tester, and many more items. A few of the things can be seen at my website below. https://picasaweb.google.com/W6FF.HamStuff/GarageSale And at the end of the sale, looking for some people and vehicles to take all of the stuff that didn't sell... 73 Bill W6FF Cell: (805) 722-0070

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San Diego ARDF
by Marvin Johnston 28 May '15

28 May '15

Joe Corones, N6SAO, and Joe Laughlin, KE6PHB, put on an annual ARDF meet down in San Diego this past weekend, and congratulations to Scott Moore, KF6IKO (US ARDF Team member from Santa Barbara) for winning the event! Here is a summary of the hunt: May 23rd 2015 San Diego T-Hunt Group On-Foot T-Hunt Summary It was a dark, foggy and stormy afternoon with visibility a hundred feet or so and a nippy 40 degrees when Joe, KE6PHB and I, N6SZO pulled into Mary, KJ6ZIW's cabin in the Laguna Mountains of San Diego county on Friday afternoon May 22nd. We have used this cabin several times in the past for Ham Radio related events but had never seen weather like this before. We wanted to get up there early and possibly put out the 5 hidden T's on Friday afternoon instead of running around on Saturday morning. Joe, KE6PHB, had finally reached the point on his new "PHB-101" transmitter design so that we could put them out on Friday set to come on at 10 AM Saturday but it was just too darn cold! We huddled up in the cabin and checked all the other gear, practice T, back up Pic-Con's, HT’s, borrowed sniffers, batteries, locks & cables, etc. The cabin was finally warmed up with the space heater so we almost got a good night’s sleep anticipating good weather in the morning. Unfortunately, the weather forecast did not live up to its forecast and it was still cold, wet and foggy. Luckily we could drive a loop and not have to walk through miles of wet brush to set out the T’s. We spotted the last T at 9:30 and headed back to the cabin to prepare for the onslaught of hunters? With the weather this bad we were wondering what we were doing here? Hunters started arriving and the first team went out at 10:25 AM. The last team started at 1:55, just short of the 2:00 PM deadline we had set so we could start the BBQ around 3:30. The only deviation we made during the day was to allow KJ6VOC and his 3 sons Daniel, Aaron and David to take a break during the hunt for a “Dinner Stop” as they were one T short at 3:30. After dinner they located the 5th T and checked back in. RESULTS OF MAY 23rd. ON-FOOT T-HUNT 1 Hr. 34 minutes Scott Moore, KF6IKO Single Hunter from Santa Barbara, came the Greatest distance Winner, 5 T’s. 1 Hr. 55 minutes The “Mickey Mouse” Team, Bill Elkerton, W6ZM, Robin Elkerton, KC6LEA, Brian Elkerton, KI6DUR & Nicky? This was a husband/wife, father/son & boyfriend/girlfriend team Winner, Kind of a “Flash Hunt Mob”, 5 T’s. 2 Hr. 04 minutes Greg and Karen Spaulding, W6BAF & KG6FON,Husband and wife team Winner, 5 T’s. 2 Hr. 55 minutes Mark Ording, K6KHO & son Trevor, father and 1 son team Winner, 5 T’s 2 Hr. 58 minutes Dick Foran, WB6ZAM Single local hunter Winner, 5 T’s. 4 Hr. 03 minutes Tom, KJ6VOC Father & sons, Daniel, Aaron & David, 3 sons team Winner. 1 Hr. 00 minutes Jim & Keela, non Hams but gave it a try Winners …..2 T’s. So we had a total of 18 people on site with 16 Hunters, not bad for an “ALL WEATHER/ALL TERRANE T-HUNT”. BBQ was outside with most everyone eating inside due to cold weather. We look forward to seeing more folks out on next year’s hunt. It should be at a lower elevation and much better weather. Thank You for the BBQ Donations….. Every bit helps! Joe N6SZO & Joe KE6PHB

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[ardf-socal] ARDF session in Fullerton on May 16
by Marvin Johnston 05 May '15

05 May '15

Every spring, hams in Orange County organize an outdoor day in the park where they operate radios and find hidden transmitters. The annual "Antennas-in-the-Park" (AITP) event is organized by the Fullerton Radio Club. This year, AITP will take place at Hillcrest Park in Fullerton on May 16. All ages are welcome, so bring the family. AITP transmitter hunts are suitable for beginners, but advanced hunters can treat them as a "sprint." There will be no charge for participation in the hunts, which will begin around 11 AM and continue until 2 PM. Be sure to bring your two-meter handi-talkie and know how to program it to any frequency in the two-meter band. If you don't have the antenna/attenuator system for on-foot foxhunting on two meters with your ham radio handi-talkie or scanner, a limited amount of equipment will be available for loan. Better yet, you can easily make your own during this session. Beginning at 10 AM, Marvin Johnston KE6HTS will conduct a clinic for building his kits for measuring-tape yagis and for 90 dB offset-type attenuators. An assembled/tested attenuator in a special housing that goes inside the boom of the yagi is also available. If you want one or more kits, please register in advance by sending e-mail to marvin(a)west.net, so he will have the kits reserved in your name waiting for you. At least one optional 80m transmitter will be on the air for you to try. Besides the transmitter hunts, AITP participants will probably have at least one HF station on the air. The traditional Worldwide Foxhunting Weekend cake will be served to participants in the transmitter hunts. A few canopies and tables will be set up, but for eating and sitting around, please bring your own lawn chair. Hillcrest Park in Fullerton is bounded on the west by Harbor Boulevard, on the north by Brea Boulevard, on the east by Lemon Street and on the south by Valley View Drive. From the 91 Freeway, take the Harbor Boulevard exit and go north about 1.8 miles to Valley View Drive. The hunt will begin in the Lower Picnic Area. Park in the lot north of Valley View, midway between Harbor and Lemon. (Map at www.homingin.com) Look for the orange and white orienteering flag at the entrance to the parking lot. Walk north through the playground into the lower picnic area. Talk-in is on K6QEH/R, 146.97(-) PL 136.5. Send inquiries to homingin(a)aol.com. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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Members and BoD Recognize “Shackmaster”
by Darryl Widman 04 May '15

04 May '15

Hi everybody, This Saturday I visited the SBARC Club Station and our Shackmaster, Dave, K6HWN, had his recently presented plaque on display for all to see. It is indeed a very handsome piece. Upon close look you could see that the etching/engraving was done from the rear side of it and is dimensionally cut into the material. The reason I mention this is because of an idea I had when looking closely at it. The idea was to shine my flashlight up through the base of it and hope that the engraved message would light up, which indeed it did! The folks present could see all the writing light up. Since Saturday, I had another thought. That was to build a wooden base to hold the plaque and permanently embed some white LEDs in that wooden base so that when powered up they would cast a lovely white light up inside the plaque and display the message. The wooden base would ensure that the position of the plaque was proper and would not slide out of optimum position and would keep those LEDs in their proper place as well. Are you ready for the fun part? Is there anyone there who loves working with wood and would like to make the base for the Shackmaster's plaque? A bit of elementary wiring would be necessary. I can supply the LEDs, the wall wart, the AC cord, the switch, etc. The nice piece of wood and some skill would be necessary. Please get in touch with me if you would like to help with this little project for our Shackmaster, Dave, K6HWN. 73, Darryl Widman, KF6DI kf6di(a)sbarc.org 805-969-2326 Members and BoD Recognize “Shackmaster” By Levi K6LCM | April 25, 2015 - 7:00 pm | Club News, Featured The award presented to K6HWN on April 25 recognizes him as “The Voice of K6TZ.” At 10:00 AM on Saturday, April 25 2015, a group of SBARC members, including the club president and BoD members, gathered at the American Red Cross building at State and Alamar in Santa Barbara to present an official citation in recognition of the tremendous efforts put forth by Dave – K6HWN in his role as the official “Shackmaster” at the K6TZ Club Station and the coordinator of many of the SBARC on-air nets. First licensed years ago, Dave returned to the hobby in the mid-2000s when he began operating on 2-meters from his boat in Santa Barbara Harbor. He quickly made friends on the K6TZ repeater and found a second home on the air with Santa Barbara-area hams. Shortly thereafter, Dave committed to opening access to the nearly forgotten SBARC Club Station in the Red Cross basement by creating open station hours where he could host members and guests and train them on the operation of the station’s many HF, VHF and UHF radios. It is through this mentoring that many new hams have gotten on the air for the first time. Quite a few seasoned hams have returned to the hobby and the club also as a result of the Shackmaster’s efforts to provide a nexus for activity around the K6TZ repeaters and Club Station. Over the years, Dave has also taken on the duties of recruiting net control operators for many of the club-sponsored nets and hosts the “Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net” himself on Thursday evenings. Even casual listeners to the K6TZ 146.79 repeater will certainly recognize Dave's voice from “K6HWN Announcements” his trademark periodic bulletin, which he reads throughout the day on the repeater and collects for posting on the club Web site and at k6hwn.org. The plaque, presented by SBARC board member Brian – K6BPM reads: With sincere appreciation to Dave – K6HWN “SHACKMASTER” for your years of dedication, mentorship, friendliness and being “The Voice of K6TZ” Presented in 2015 by the Board of Directors and the members of the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club. “Its really hard to believe this,” said Dave upon receiving the award. “Many individuals have expressed (their appreciation) to me but never as a group; this is a ‘wow!'” An audio recording of the presentation can be heard online at this link: http://www.sbarc.org/2015/04/25/members-and-bod-recognize-shackmaster/

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Members and BoD Recognize “Shackmaster”
by Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM 26 Apr '15

26 Apr '15

Members and BoD Recognize “Shackmaster” By Levi K6LCM | April 25, 2015 - 7:00 pm | Club News, Featured The award presented to K6HWN on April 25 recognizes him as “The Voice of K6TZ.” At 10:00 AM on Saturday, April 25 2015, a group of SBARC members, including the club president and BoD members, gathered at the American Red Cross building at State and Alamar in Santa Barbara to present an official citation in recognition of the tremendous efforts put forth by Dave – K6HWN in his role as the official “Shackmaster” at the K6TZ Club Station and the coordinator of many of the SBARC on-air nets. First licensed years ago, Dave returned to the hobby in the mid-2000s when he began operating on 2-meters from his boat in Santa Barbara Harbor. He quickly made friends on the K6TZ repeater and found a second home on the air with Santa Barbara-area hams. Shortly thereafter, Dave committed to opening access to the nearly forgotten SBARC Club Station in the Red Cross basement by creating open station hours where he could host members and guests and train them on the operation of the station’s many HF, VHF and UHF radios. It is through this mentoring that many new hams have gotten on the air for the first time. Quite a few seasoned hams have returned to the hobby and the club also as a result of the Shackmaster’s efforts to provide a nexus for activity around the K6TZ repeaters and Club Station. Over the years, Dave has also taken on the duties of recruiting net control operators for many of the club-sponsored nets and hosts the “Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net” himself on Thursday evenings. Even casual listeners to the K6TZ 146.79 repeater will certainly recognize Dave's voice from “K6HWN Announcements” his trademark periodic bulletin, which he reads throughout the day on the repeater and collects for posting on the club Web site and at k6hwn.org. The plaque, presented by SBARC board member Brian – K6BPM reads: With sincere appreciation to Dave – K6HWN “SHACKMASTER” for your years of dedication, mentorship, friendliness and being “The Voice of K6TZ” Presented in 2015 by the Board of Directors and the members of the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club. “Its really hard to believe this,” said Dave upon receiving the award. “Many individuals have expressed (their appreciation) to me but never as a group; this is a ‘wow!'” An audio recording of the presentation can be heard online at this link: http://www.sbarc.org/2015/04/25/members-and-bod-recognize-shackmaster/

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FCC Tiger Teams
by William Talanian 16 Apr '15

16 Apr '15

Tiger Teams and the FCC Enforcement Bureau Apr 15, 2015 The FCC has announced plans to reduce the staff of its Enforcement Bureau. Given the explosion in the use of wireless devices across all marketsthereby increasing the potential for interferencewouldn't it make more sense to expand the Enforcement Bureau's capabilities instead of trying to consolidate them? By Mark E. Crosby, President and CEO, <http://urgentcomm.com/organizations/ewa?intlink=autlink>EWA We remain dumbfounded that the <http://urgentcomm.com/organizations/fcc?intlink=autlink>FCC leadership continues to extol the virtues of its plans to significantly shrink the Enforcement Bureau, reducing the number of its employees by perhaps as much as 60%, and the number of its field offices by nearly 50%. Apparently saved from the chopping block will be New York City, Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, and Columbia, Md., bureau offices. Not so lucky may be the offices in Seattle, Denver, Boston, Philadelphia, and Houston. According to one Commission official, Interference resolution is and will remain the fields top priority, our methods and organization need to evolve with changes in the industry such as spectrum sharing, improvements in remote detection, and self-regulation. The proposals under consideration would adequately equip the field to meet the enforcement needs of the commission. Emerging plans call for concentrating staff in Washington, D.C., and even the formation of mobile Tiger Teams that will be launched from Columbia, Maryland on a moments notice to address critical enforcement matters around the country. We have also heard that there will be no reduction in enforcement effectiveness, as Enforcement Bureau personnel will be better trained, investments will be made in improved technology, and the travel budget will be increased. I would like to believe these commitments and promises of better wireless days ahead resulting from these reorganization plans, but I am having difficulty drinking the Kool Aid. The Enforcement Bureau is full of very dedicated government employees, although one might assume that those fortunate enough to still have a job might be concerned about their future prospects. It also remains to be seen whether the Bureau is keeping its already well-trained staff or planning to train its less experienced personnel. The Bureaus critical role has been underfunded and underappreciated for decades. Not that long ago, its field staff too often had to say we cant go investigate this interference matter, as we do not have the budget to put gas in our vehicles. Yet now the Commission is going to invest in new interference-mitigation technology, remote-monitoring capabilities, agent training, airline tickets, and rental cars for the Tiger Teams? By the way, expect the Tiger Teams to come home to Columbia only a few days each year as they will remain in perpetual motion out in Americas wireless world chasing down unlicensed operators, purposeful interference to mission-critical communication, pirate broadcasters, unbalanced folks who have fun interfering with aeronautical functions, citizens-band users who like to add amplifiers to their systems, and those nasty enough to impede ubiquitous access to the internet, thus prohibiting the opportunity of all citizens to download past episodes of the Game of Thrones. The Bureau has its idiosyncrasies, such as differences in effort from one office to another and forfeitures that increasingly appear to be based on the operators apparent ability to pay rather than on the severity of the crime, but we can work with these issues. At a time when the number of devices is exploding across all wireless markets, at a time when the economy is growing ever so more dependent on private wireless systems and national broadband networks, and at a time when new sources of shared spectrum will be forthcoming from the federal government, the Enforcement Bureau has never been needed so much. One hopes that the FCC leadership will revisit these plans to consolidate the Enforcement Bureau, and choose instead to broaden its presence and reach with a meaningful expansion of resources in staff and equipment. Tiger Teams are a good solution best deployed in the armed forces.

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