Amateur Radio Safety Foundation Seeks Meeting With Pai to End Controversy
The Amateur Radio Safety Foundation seeking a meeting with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to discuss whether the FCC should grant HF data privileges to amateur radio operators. Foundation President Loring Kutchins fired back at Ted Rappaport, founding director of NYU…
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Wireless at New York University School of Engineering, who recently urged the agency to reject the requested rule change (see 1903220039). Kutchins said the fight has damaged the ARRL, formerly the Amateur Radio Relay League. “The troubling result of this combative and untruthful public lobbying is the fracture of the US amateur radio community, and damage to the long-standing institution representing Amateur Radio in the USA,” Kutchins said. “Please grant our request to be heard. We hope it will end this contention, and to at last put the FCC in a position to act on long-pending proceedings.” The letter, posted Monday in RM-11828, said Pai also should invite other federal agencies, the ARRL and Rappaport to the meeting. Monday, Rappaport and the FCC didn't comment.