[amsat-bb] RS demise - taking back 11 meters?

[Robert Bruninga]

Some thoughts to your concerns...
1) Here in Maryland, I dont hear much at all.  The only channel heavily
used is 19.
2) I guess I was thinking about just  a couple of data channels
3) Is there any data stuff there already? (Its not approved)...
4) Despite my subject line, maybe I as thinking about just getting the FCC
to allow some data channels, remaining in the CB service?

I agree, it would be ugly if not impossible change hands.on users.  But
"not lick'em, but 'join'em" and make some use of the spectrum.

Bob, WB4APR


On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 3:32 PM, Kevin Schuchmann <WA6FWF at comcast.net> wrote:

> Bob, not to sound overly negative but...
>        Just how would you remove all the stations that are currently on 11
> meters? you think all the the truckers and others are going to toss their
> radios and amps in the trash?
>      The FCC has turned a blind eye to jamming on HF for the most part and
> I'm sure would not care if hams had to put up with CB ops still going on if
> we got 11 meters back.
>      Also I'm surprised we have as much bandwidth as we do considering a
> vast majority of it goes pretty much unused,I'm not sure 11 meters would
> provide us anything that we do not all ready have...
>
>   73
> Kevin WA6FWF
>
>
> On 2/8/2015 11:53 AM, Robert Bruninga wrote:
>
>> Here is an idea.  Radio Shack was the #1 seller and supporter of CB
>> radios.  But as they close down, there remains a few BILLION dollars worth
>> of 27 MHz spectrum sitting on the table.
>>
>> Why not come up with a proposal for the FCC to give it back to HAMS?  What
>> for?  That is the BIG question.  Its wavelength is IDEAL for mobile
>> operation.  And HAMS love making use of old radios.
>>
>> I do not want this to smack of self-interest, but APRS seems like a pretty
>> good use of a channel.  And it does not involve speakers having to listen
>> to foul language..
>>
>> So what is the KILLER APP for 11 Meters?
>>
>> How do we make it happen?
>>
>> Does anyone know of any "under used channel" for experimentation?  Who
>> would like to get an STA from the FCC to "experiment?
>>
>> We already have a space segment at 29 MHz, and I dont think that AM is of
>> much use for satellites... so I have no ideas for specific AMSAT
>> applicatiojns....  But how could we u se all those $5 radios and antennas
>> at flea markets.....
>>
>> Bob, Wb4APR
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