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PROPOSALS FOR CHANGES TO THE ENTRY LEVEL LICENSE, AND WORK TOWARD BRINGING
A FINAL RECOMMENDATION BEFORE THE BOARD AT ITS JULY MEETING.  IN HIS REPORT
TO THE BOARD, ARRL GENERAL COUNSEL CHRIS IMLAY, W3KD, NOTED THAT THERE ARE
FEW THREATS TO AMATEUR RADIO SPECTRUM AT THIS TIME.  HE ALSO EMPHASIZED THE
IMPORTANCE OF A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE AMATEUR AUXILIARY THE OFFICIAL
OBSERVER OO PROGRAM.  ARRL SECOND VICE PRESIDENT BRIAN MILESHOSKY, N5ZGT,
PROVIDED AN ORAL REPORT TO THE BOARD REGARDING AN OO PROGRAM STUDY NOW
UNDER WAY.  REQUESTED BY THE ARRL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE LAST SPRING, THE
STUDY IS FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE MECHANICS OF
THE OO PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE PROGRAMS INTERFACE WITH TODAYS FCC.  IN
ADDITION TO MILESHOSKY AND IMLAY, THE CORE STUDY TEAM INCLUDES ARRL
HEADQUARTERS STAFFERS STEVE EWALD, WV1X DAN HENDERSON, N1ND, AND DAVE
PATTON, NN1N.  ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM WITHIN THE ARRL FIELD ORGANIZATION
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