[W9RCA-News] Two petitions on WWV/WWVH Closure

[Jim Keeth]

Very few people have signed these so far, two weeks to go…

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: taki157 <taki157 at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [W9RCA-News] WWV/WWVH Closure
> Date: August 30, 2018 at 6:40:21 PM EDT
> To: Jim Keeth <JKeeth at sbcglobal.net>
> Reply-To: taki157 <taki157 at sbcglobal.net>
> 
> Hi Jim,
> 
> According to this article at EE Times:
> 
> https://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1333650
> 
> Both the following petitions must be signed.  (I don't understand why this is so, but that's what it says.)  They need 100,000 petitions signed for each:
> 
> Due by Sept 15 petition:
> https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/maintain-funding-nist-stations-wwv-wwvh
> 
> Due by Sept 17 petition:
> https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/proposed-shutdown-nists-wwv-and-wwvh-radio-stations
> 
> It says:  
> 
> "unless everyone who signs one also signs the other, they may both fail."
> 
> This is so annoying.  Every few years or so, we get these petitions to block the shut down WWV and WWVH.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Gabe
> 
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> On Sun, 8/19/18, Jim Keeth <JKeeth at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> Subject: [W9RCA-News] WWV/WWVH Closure
> To: "W9RCA Newsletter" <News at w9rca.org>
> Date: Sunday, August 19, 2018, 6:18 PM
> 
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> forwarded message:
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> From: <serc1mp at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: FW: [Elecraft] WWV/WWVH Closure
> Date: August 19,
> 2018 at 5:40:26 PM EDT
> To: <serc1mp at sbcglobal.net>
> 
> 
>  If you have not already heard there is
> a proposed budget cut to close WWVH and WWV  This is
> something we all use and need so consider signing the
> petition . I do not know if it will make a difference but at
> least we tried.  Pass this along to any one you think might want know
> I only had a few email addresses.. 
> 
> Here is a link to the petition if you
> wish to sign it:
> https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/maintain-funding-nist-stations-wwv
> -wwvh
> 
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