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FOR THEM POST MORTEM.  NOVICE LICENSEE JOHN S. RIPPEY, W3ULS, HAS
PETITIONED THE FCC TO GRANT NOVICE AND TECHNICIAN WITH ELEMENT 1 CREDIT
LICENSEES NEW OR EXPANDED OPERATING PRIVILEGES ON 80, 40, 30, 17, 15, 12
AND 10 METERS.  HIS SUGGESTIONS INCLUDE SSB PRIVILEGES FOR NOVICES AND TECH
PLUS LICENSEES ON 17 AND 12 METERS.  THE FCC DESIGNATED THE PETITION AS RM
10354.  THE NASA JOHN H. GLENN RESEARCH CENTER AMATEUR RADIO CLUB IS
SEEKING A MODIFICATION IN WORDING TO THE PART 97 RULE THAT ALREADY PERMITS
AMATEUR RETRANSMISSION OF NASA MANNED SHUTTLE COMMUNICATIONS.  THE PETITION
WAS DESIGNATED AS RM 10355.  THE CLUB WANTS THE AMATEUR SERVICE RULE, SEC
97R113E, TO INCLUDE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION COMMUNICATIONS AS WELL AS
ANY MANNED SPACECRAFT IN THE FUTURE.  DON SCHELLHARDT AND NICK LEGGETT,
N3NL, WANT THE FCC TO REQUIRE THAT ALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SUBJECT TO THE
COMMISSIONS JURISDICTION BE SHIELDED AGAINST ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE EMP
DAMAGE.  THE PROPOSAL, AS DRAFTED, WOULD APPLY TO BOTH NEW AND EXISTING
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LX2AJ 382,344 697 178 B Belgium ON4CAS 363,825 676 175 A ON4ADZ 271,752 558
169 A ON4CHK 34,200 125 95 B ON4ATW 360,064 823 128 C ON4XG 182,550 401 150
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