n4gix Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Night before last I drove to the far north side of Chicago to the town of Glenview, IL to attend the bi-monthly meeting of the NSEA (North Shore Emergency Association), a GMRS organization that was founded in 1966 (that's 50 years!) by P. Randal Knowles, a practicing attorney who is still very much active today.He has long been a champion for GMRS and has authored many cogent and factual submissions to the FCC's various NPRM's that threaten GMRS licensees. I invite interested parties to read them closely at this link:http://www.nsea.com/fcc/WHAT'S%20COOKING.htmI have to add that I was very impressed with the professionalism of NSEA and hope to visit with them as often as possible. They have graciously offered to assist me in my attempt to promote such an association of GMRS licensees here in Northwest Indiana. I also met Marc Drazin who owns the two repeaters that were until last February located at the top of the Hancock building. He told me that he hopes to have them both back on the air within the next few months. The antennas are not located in the gallery, but are in fact on the roof. mainehazmt, Logan5 and ASRM 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASRM Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 Thanks for that. Very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASRM Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 N4gix I read the filings, it was a real eye opener on just how much of a struggle it seems we have to get the ear of the FCC. Mr. Knowles is spot on with his filings. I encourage everyone to read those documents. Again thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n4gix Posted April 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 I knew without ever having met Randy that he was a practicing attorney, as his was one of the most cogent and articulate private filings I've ever read, as were all of his responses. In person he is a very warm and caring little fellow maybe a dozen years older than myself, and his wife is likewise a very charming lady. She certainly wasn't shy about asking me after the meeting if I'd be willing to provide help at the "2016 Tour de Farms" on June 25th and 26th! This is an annual two day bike ride for MS. Since it's such a worthy cause I will volunteer even though I live in Northwest Indiana, and have to navigate through downtown Chicago's traffic each way! People sometimes ask me how long such a drive might be. I reply "Anywhere from forty-five minutes to four hours depending on the traffic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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