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From: rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: arrl bulletin nr 47
Message-ID: <10028@mgweed.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 18-Jun-84 18:36:57 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 18 18:36:57 1984
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qst de k9eui
hr arrl bulletin nr 47  from arrl headquarters
newington ct  june 15, 1984
to all radio amateurs bt

the fcc has denied the arrl petition for rulemaking,  rm  4040.
the league had requested that cable tv operations be prohibited
on amateur frequencies, but the fcc  felt  that  this  was  too
drastic an action.  however, it is not a total loss for amateur
radio.  in denying the leagues request,  the  fcc  used  strong
language   to   remind   the   cable   tv  companies  of  their
responsibilities not  to  leak  excessively  and  to  eliminate
harmful  interference  even  if  leakage  is within fcc limits.
details will appear in the arrl letter and qst  ar