I am pleased to announce that my new companion petition urging the
Media Division of the Federal Communications Commission to increase
Part 15 power limits to 1 watt in the AM broadcast band and 10 watts
in the shortwave broadcast bands is now available on line for your
perusal and digital signature:
https://www.change.org/petitions/william-t-lake-media-division-federal-communications-commission-increase-acceptable-part-15-power-limits-to-1-watt-in
-the-am-band-and-10-watts-in-the-shortwave-broadcast-bands
There was a considerable amount of input from knowledgeable and
experienced people that informed the composition of this petition.
My hope is that when people discover that the proposal gives them
the freedom to put a legal, viable, small signal on the air for as
little as $1,000, while remaining license free and out of the grip
of the FCC's lottery, filing window, or comparative hearing "death
sentences," they will line up in droves to sign it.
If license free LPFM
up to 1 watt can work in New Zealand, there is no reason why
unlicensed 1 watt LPAM and 10 watt LPSW can't work in the United
States at the present time. This, ideally, should become an
international movement. The days of having no choice but to become a
pirate, with all the risks it brings, need to be brought to a
merciful end.
After this petition has garnered the maximum number of signatures I
think it is going to get, my plans are to approach one of my U.S.
Senators, who while in the House worked on many telecommunications
issues. Most likely, he still has a working relationship with
decision makers at the FCC. I hope such a strategy can result in
some pressure on the agency from another branch of government to
take action on these proposals. You never know if such a strategy
will be successful until you try.
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