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EQUIPMENT THAT FALLS WITHIN ITS SCOPE.  IF THE PETITIONERS HAVE THEIR WAY,
THAT WOULD INCLUDE AMATEUR RADIO EQUIPMENT.  THE FCC DESIGNATED THE
PETITION AS RM 10330.  EMP A HIGH VOLTAGE WAVE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY
ALREADY IS KNOWN TO BE A SIDE EFFECT OF A THERMONUCLEAR EXPLOSION.  BUT
SCHELLHARDT AND LEGGETT CLAIM THAT TERRORISTS COULD INITIATE AN EMP USING
OTHER TECHNOLOGY SO CALLED E BOMBS DEVELOPED BY THE US MILITARY BUT, AS
YET, UNTESTED ON A MAJOR SCALE.  LEGGETT SAID THE PRIMARY INTENTION OF THE
PETITION WAS TO PROMOTE SERIOUS DISCUSSION ON THE EMP ISSUE ESPECIALLY IN
THE WAKE OF THE SEPTEMBER 11.  INTERESTED PARTIES MAY VIEW THE PETITIONS
AND COMMENTS FILED VIA THE FCCS ELECTRONIC COMMENT FILING SYSTEM ECFS, WWW.
FCC. GOV/ E FILE/ ECFS. HTML.  ARISS CONTACT MARKS MARCONI ANNIVERSARY ONE
HUNDRED YEARS AGO THIS PAST DECEMBER IN NEWFOUNDLAND, GUGLIELMO MARCONI
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