That's how our government works. I've seen them take brand new
services that costed millions to setup and completely shut them down on
a whim with no regard. This would be no different. Setting
aside the arguments the importance of the data, I would be worried that
our government could remove this access without regard to how much
effort they spent on it leading up to this point.<br><br>
73 de Pat --- KA9SCF<br>
<br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/8/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ray McKnight</b> <<a href="mailto:shortsheep@worldnet.att.net">shortsheep@worldnet.att.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
>This bill, if enacted will affect and prohibit access to NWS data<br>>products to marine, aviation and most importantly to the APRS community,<br>>the ability to access NWS data used by a large number of Hams and other
<br>>weather enthusiasts.<br><br>I'm sorry, well, actually NOT, as I don't feel APRS or Hams are<br>the "most important freeloaders" of NWS data. Obviously you feel<br>private vessels at sea and aircraft are less deserving of NWS data
<br>than mere weather "enthusiasts" (whom BTW don't even care enough<br>to adopt the current measurement and reporting standards of NWS/<br>WMO).<br><br>I too am saddened and hope none of us lose access to NWS data,
<br>but to base your fight on the premise that Hams and APRS in particular<br>are the mose deserving is rediculous.<br><br>But I think your entire reactionary post is absurd, as the NWS certainly<br>isn't going to pull access out from under us, it's just like the numerous
<br>other recent posts based on incorrect and hysterical interpretations of<br>proposed legislation which has nothing to do with preventing access by<br>private citizens. Why would they make is so EASY in the last few years
<br>to GAIN ACCESS to previously limited data sets like radar and GRID'd<br>data if they now change course 180 deg without warning???<br><br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: <<a href="mailto:rw@w7rsw.com">rw@w7rsw.com
</a>><br>To: <<a href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</a>><br>Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 02:45<br>Subject: [aprssig] National Weather Services Duties Act (S. 786 )<br><br><br>> I'd like to bring attention to a Senate Bill currently in committee that
<br>> will alter and if enacted, eliminate private citizen access to the<br>> National Weather Service (NWS) data while giving exclusive access to<br>> For-Profit entities such as AccuWeather and other commercial entities.
<br>><br>> This bill, if enacted will affect and prohibit access to NWS data<br>> products to marine, aviation and most importantly to the APRS community,<br>> the ability to access NWS data used by a large number of Hams and other
<br>> weather enthusiasts. Should this Senate Bill 786 be enacted, anyone<br>> wishing to gather information that has been historically been available<br>> to citizens free of charge, (after all, WE have paid for it!) will
<br>> only be available from For-Profit organizations for a fee.<br>><br>> Below are links to the text of the bill and websites available to help<br>> those who wish to express their views and concerns concerning this bill.
<br>><br>> Thanks for reading this.<br>><br>> Randy Whitney, W7RSW<br>> T2NRTHWST <a href="http://northwest.aprs2.net">http://northwest.aprs2.net</a><br>><br>> <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:s786">
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:s786</a>:<br>><br>> <a href="https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=123">https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=123
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