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Fw: [ARRLSB] FCC mandates "911-only phone" changes
by W6YN Don Milbury 30 Apr '02

30 Apr '02

--------- Forwarded message ---------- ARRLSB - The Official ARRL Santa Barbara Section Mailing List ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - FCC mandates "911-only phone" changes Federal regulators have set down rules to solve a problem for 911 call centers and people who use special cell phones to call them. Phones that are programmed to do just one thing--call 9-1-1--don't have a telephone number, so they can't get a return call. That leaves police without the ability to call back if a panicked crime victim hangs up or the connection gets disrupted before the caller gives his or her location, for example. So on Monday, the Federal Communications Commission put in place new regulations and made other decisions that ended nearly two years of work on the subject. The commission will require manufacturers to create an alert for emergency call center operators that the caller is dialing from a 911-only phone. For instance, the FCC will ask manufacturers to program the 911 phones to send a specific code number, instead of a phone number, to dispatchers of emergency call centers. This way, when emergency operators see that code--which will be 123-456-7890--they will know to ask the caller for his or her location. The FCC also wants manufacturers to make it very clear to customers that these cell phones cannot receive incoming calls. The manufacturers will have to affix labels on the phones telling users to "convey the exact location of the emergency as soon as possible," according to the FCC statement. However, the FCC spared makers of these phones from creating a way to give police a callback number. "It is still technically infeasible to require carriers and manufacturers of 911-only phones to...provide (call centers) with a callback number," the commission said in a statement about the new rules. The special cell phones come from wireless carriers, which refurbish used, regular cell phones from their customers after a contract expires or when the customer moves to another plan. Some of the more damaged phones are cleaned up and stripped of their assigned telephone number. Carriers like Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS and VoiceStream Wireless donate many of these phones to at-risk populations like battered women. Other refurbished phones are sold to security-minded companies like a Knoxville, Tenn.-based SecureAlert, which sells a variety of security products. Some carriers have taken a different tack with their emergency phones. Before the FCC regulations were drafted, Verizon Wireless and VoiceStream Wireless, which will change its name to T-Mobile this summer, made adjustments to the phones they were giving out. The two carriers assign telephone numbers to the cell phones they donate to women's shelters or other locations, making them able to get incoming calls, according to FCC records. But outgoing calls are restricted to one phone number and 9-1-1. Carriers Sprint PCS and Cingular Wireless both told the FCC that they also donate phones that have phone numbers. By Ben Charny, Staff Writer, CNET News.com, April 30, 2002 _______________________________________________ ARRLSB mailing list ARRLSB(a)mailman.qth.net http://www.qsl.net/arrlsb mailto:ad6ad@arrl.net

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73 To All
by Denny AD6EZ<>< 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

Hi All, This has taken a while but I finally got my new email address and MS Outlook to work on this list. So this is just a test and an opportunity to say hello to you nice folks on the list. 73 de Denny AD6EZ<><

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Another Test
by Denny AD6EZ<>< 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

Paul, Let's see if this one goes through. 73 de Denny AD6EZ

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Re: [Sbarc-list] O.T. Finally Dunmping AOL
by W6YN Don Milbury 07 Apr '02

07 Apr '02

Congratulations! You have now broken free from the stigma and bondage of AOL. I would love to help you, but I was never seduced by AOL's insidious temptations. 73, Don Milbury, W6YN On Sun, 7 Apr 2002 13:18:12 EDT AD6EZ(a)aol.com writes: > Hi Gang ... > > Okay, I am finally getting rid of AOL. I figured out how to save my > Favorite > Places (Bookmarks) - I am using linkdragon.com. > > Does anyone know of a way to somehow transfer my AOL address book to > Outlook > Express other than printing it out and keyboard inputting the data? > Any help > will be appreciated! > > 73 de Denny AD6EZ<>< > > > > > 73 es God Bless de Denny AD6EZ <>< > Goleta, CA

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O.T. Finally Dunmping AOL
by AD6EZ＠aol.com 07 Apr '02

07 Apr '02

Hi Gang ... Okay, I am finally getting rid of AOL. I figured out how to save my Favorite Places (Bookmarks) - I am using linkdragon.com. Does anyone know of a way to somehow transfer my AOL address book to Outlook Express other than printing it out and keyboard inputting the data? Any help will be appreciated! 73 de Denny AD6EZ<>< 73 es God Bless de Denny AD6EZ <>< Goleta, CA

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Class Schedule??
by Scott M. Phillips 01 Apr '02

01 Apr '02

Does anyone have information as to the dates and times that classes are going to be held for people wanting to get into ham radio? I had someone call and ask me, since he was unable to get any information from the website, etc. If anyone knows and can e-mail me directly, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Scott M. Phillips, President Synergy Computing, Inc. http://www.synergyinc.net scott(a)synergyinc.net 805.967.8744 805.456.3839 - Fax **NOTE: NEW NUMBER** Providing timely IT support and effective solutions to businesses since 1995.

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Key-Klix Deadline
by Mack Stanton 30 Mar '02

30 Mar '02

Hi all, Just a reminder that the deadline for the April Key-Klix is this Monday, April 1st. Submissions (articles, pictures, whatever) can be e-mailed to me or to keyklix(a)sbarc.org, faxed to the number below, or dropped off at my house by prearrangement. Thanks, Mack Stanton, KD6NBZ 230 Bonnie Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93108 Ph: 695-8828 FAX: 969-7592

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New Ham
by Marvin Johnston 26 Mar '02

26 Mar '02

Some of you met and knew Sergei (from the Ukraine) from when he was staying at our house. I just got an email from him: ********** !!!! Stand up and salute!!!! You are tolking to a HAM!!!!! UR3VDA What?.... why so quiet? I don't hear the congratulations!!!!! :-) see the picture - my license! ********** You can see a picture of him and his license at: http://www.rain.org/~marvin/sergei.jpg

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cell phones
by W1PR 24 Mar '02

24 Mar '02

Does anybody have any ideas for either using or disposing of old cell phones? I have both some analog and digital phones that were good in their time but that are now too big to be chic. Is there any ham use for them or should they be simply recycled? TNX & 73 de Paul, W1PR ==================== Paul R. Ryack w1pr(a)sbarc.org

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Tip of the day!
by unknown＠example.com 24 Mar '02

24 Mar '02

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