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Abraxas3d W5NYV Sep 22, 2023

#RATPAC is working on a presentation about #ARRL insurance offerings.

Most members don't know a lot about the insurance offered by #ARRL, and we want to fix that.

#RATPAC reached out to #ARRL about this, and the presentation is moving forward.

joe n8cn Sep 23, 2023

@abraxas3d are things better now? I know my Dad (ex n8cn) had it back in the day. When I inherited all his gear I wanted to transfer it to myself and it was nothing but issues so i kinda just gave up.

I know there have been some recent refreshing at ARRL so hopefully good things :)

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Abraxas3d W5NYV Sep 23, 2023

@n8cn would you be willing to talk about the issues to me so that we can ask the right (gently worded) questions during this insurance meetup? I'm [email protected]

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joe n8cn Sep 23, 2023

@abraxas3d TBH I just spent a year being NOT an ARRL member due to at least 4 major issues that have come up since 2020, not the least of which was basically ignoring a local member reporting harmful interference from a business. FCC basically responded that the Amateur service is not a revenue center so they won't enforce type acceptance. Meanwhile we see news of lawsuits over webcams messing up a neighbor's SiriusXM. Anyway things looked better this year so I renewed.

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Abraxas3d W5NYV Sep 23, 2023

@n8cn what a coincidence - I just referenced this exact Sirius radio case last week in another context regarding the inconsistency of enforcement from the FCC.

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joe n8cn

@abraxas3d The funniest part (and most offensive IMO) is that the FCC field agents acknowledged there was an issue and their "answer" was to ask the ham who reported the issue to work with the business to determine "hours of operation" for the businesses' devices so that my friend could "enjoy HF radio" during hours when the business wasn't going to be using their devices. The devices in question? Grow Lamps. 4 years ago a dispensary growing-plant moved into a warehouse near him.