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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Here is the link to the Reddit discussion about the FCC deregulating Amateur Radio.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/1j9p92t/fcc_opens_a_comment_period_on_deregulation_with/">https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/1j9p92t/fcc_opens_a_comment_period_on_deregulation_with/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Here is a link to the actual document<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-219A1.pdf">https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-219A1.pdf</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Comments are due Friday, April 11, 2025<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My main fears are loss of some amount of spectrum through a selloff or highest bidder and removal of licensing and having Ham Radio devolve into what CB radio has become.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Rick<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">W1OLU<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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