University Dally Kansan
Wednesday, February 8, 1978
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FCC rule . . .
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F. M. Haynes, FCC engineer in Atlanta, Ga., said a CB radio would be permanently disabled when the average technician was unable to reassemble the unit so that it
soresl said the old specifications allowed 22-channel CIs to generate signals that could be used for control.
The FCC decided to restrict CB sales to 40-channel units that would alleviate television interference because of different specifications, he said.
However, William Thomas, a University of Kansas employee who sells CBs in Horton as a sideline, said that most new televisions have solid state tuners that have a tendency to pick up CB transmissions from both 23- and 40-channel CBs.
Thomas said he had purchased a 1978 television but had returned it because of CB
"The cotton-picker acted just like a receiver," he said.
Haynes said most of the television interference was due to legal CB transmission.
However, Rick Lucas, communications engineer for Lawrence Communications, 1045 New Jersey St., said interference generally occurred because people used equipment illegally to increase broadcast power.
The reason people increased power was to be heard over the signals of others, he said.
"I used to work CB with five wattes of power and could talk 40 miles on any given day or night." Lucas said. "But today, I can't talk more than 10 to 15 miles."
Franklin said the additional 17 channels on the new CBs would reduce the noise level.
Group chooses officers; house, charter expected
A group of men elected officers among themselves last night, taking a step toward re-establishing a fraternity that disbanded six years ago at the University of Kansas.
Mitch Gale, Overland Park sophomore,
will be president of the fraternity, Alpha
Gale said initiation of members would be in the first part of March.
in GALE SAID be and others had worked for the semesters to re-establish the region.
Gale said the national chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi offered to buy a house for the K17
chapter if it could initiate 15 to 20 members and a suitable house could be found.
Gale said Bodker also had helped the reorganization effort by contacting other Alpha Epsilon Pi members in the Kansas community. He reported about $110 in contributions from alumni.
After Alpha Epsilon Pi group receives its first class plans to plan the interfaith Community Council.
Gale said Alpha Epsilon Pi, a predominantly Jewish fraternity, also was working with Hillel, a Jewish campus group, to help build interest in the fraternity
City postpones action on taxi rate request
Lawrence city commissioners last night deferred a request to raise the fares. The request was made by Ward Thompson, president of Transportation Corp. The firm owns the Yellow Cab Co. and the Union Cab Co. of Lawrence. Both companies operate under a city charter, and the city commission sets their rates.
Taxi fares in Lawrence will remain at the current levels for at least another week.
"We need the raise to continue the business," Thompson said.
Thompson, who presented a financial statement to the commissioners, said the taxi companies had lost about $20,000 last year.
The commissioners agreed that Lawrence needed taxi service and that a rate increase might be necessary. But they questioned the completeness of the financial statement.
"I would think we ought to have a certified audit." Commissioner Ed Carter said.
The commissioners voted unanimously to defer action on the increase until Thompson provided the audit, which would give a complete statement of Transportation's finances. Thompson said he would have the audit completed by next week.
On the other hand, Thomas said, the new FCC regulation was a temporary measure at best. As more and more people buy said products, the interference problem will increase.
The requested increase would have raised rates from 70 cents for the first 1/6 mile and 10 cents for each additional 1/6 mile to 70 cents for the first 1/7 mile and 10 cents for each additional 1/7 mile. Fares for a one-mile fare will be given $1.30. The present fare is $1.20.
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There would be less noise on each channel, he said, and if people used the maximum legal power, the television interference would decrease.
In other action, the commissioners decided to defer for study another proposal from Transportation Corp. to the Citizen's Advisory Council. That proposal would provide lower fares for the elderly, handicapped and low income persons.
"As far as I can see, the future is going to be just like the present," Thomas said.
Sorell said if new televisions picked up CB transmission easily "some of the responsibility ought to be with the television manufacturers."
TODAY: The KCCC (AGING) Conference begins at 8 a.m. in the Big Eight Room of the Kansas Union. The Dyche Museum of Natural History ANIMAL STORY HOUR will be presented at 10 a.m. The FACULTY FORUM meets at noon in the United Ministries Center to beat Barbara Barrahn-Bell-pound on "Changing Life in West Africa" in the SEMINAR begins at 1 p.m. in the United Ministries Center. An ASSERTIENESS TRAINING SEMINAR will be held at 2:30 p.m. in the Pine Room in the Union.
Although outlawed 23-channel CBs can be legally sold because of the loopholes, Franklin said the FCC thought that most people would not attempt to use the loopholes because of the time and expense involved.
"Our snow-removal crew has spent most of the day shoveling streets," Mathes said. "We're starting work earlier than usual to get sand spread before there's a lot of traffic. When we only had time to put sand on the skided spots."
TONIGHT: The MATH DINNER begins at 6:30 in the Union's Curry Room. HEADQUARTERS meet at 6:30 in the Union's Pine Room. THE ARCIFIC CLUB will meet at 6:30 in the Jawahk Room of the Union. THE STUDENT SENATE meets at 6:30 in the Union's Big Eight Room. KU DAMES meet at 7:10 in the Watkins Room of the Union. Albert Gerken presents a CARLILLO COMMISSION on THE STATUS OF WOMEN meets in the International Room of the Unit 7. THE NAVIGATORS meet at 7:30 in the Union's Regionalist Room. The KU HANG GLIDING CLUB meets 7:30 in 2002 Learned.
Some Facilities Operations employees were scheduled to start work at 2 a.m. today because of the two-inch snowfall Monday night and the continuous snowfall yesterday, Jim Mathes, assistant director of land maintenance, said yesterday.
Franklin said the FCC could not investigate all of the violations because they did not have the manpower. The FCC responds mostly to tips and complaints from employers.
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If the television manufacturers had to provide a remedy for the situation, the cost would be passed along to the consumer, he added. "The people who buy the TV buyers, not just UCB users, he said.
On cold snowy mornings, when most University of Kansas students still are sleeping, Facilities Operations workers walk around campus streets and sidewalks of ice and snow.
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Mathes said about six Facilities Operations employees usually start removing snow at 4:30 on mornings when the streets are especially slick.
"THE POLICE inform us when conditions are icy, and we have some of our employees start work early, around 4:30," he said. "By saying we are a crew of 25 workers on snow removal."
Some of the snow-removal crew members work as many as 16 or 20 hours a day, a
"We plan to死 the 23-channel CBs die a natural death," Franklin said.
"We keep sweeping the streets and spreading the word, long as it's not too intense." It is said, if someone
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The crew uses road graders to push most of the snow on streets into drifts along the gutters. The snow on the sidewalks is swept off into the grass by tractors, which are equipped with either brooms or brooms, depending on how high the snow is sled.
Crews rise early in snow, ice
The crew then spreads sand on the streets
and sidewalks. If there is a thick layer of ice, a small amount of salt may be used.
‘WE AVOID using salt whenever possible. Mathes said. ‘Salt deteriorates water. It’s bad.’
have to work all day to keep the streets clear."
The crew did not use salt yesterday and probably would not use any today, Mathes said. He said although the streets were slick from the snow, there was not much ice.
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