[BC] Ramsey fined for selling unauthorized FM transmitters

[Harold Hallikainen]

> Part 15 should allow low power (100 milliwatt ERP) FM transmitters that
> can
> cover a college campus, as opposed to a "wireless microphone"  type that
> goes
> about 25 feet. If the FCC allowed this, I'll bet you'd find a lot fewer 1
> watt
> 'kits' sold.
>
> Other countries ROUTINELY allow low power broadcasting. Australia has a
> two
> watt FM license. Our "enlightened" FCC got rid of the class D station,
> only to
> then fill the non com band with out of state "satellitors"!  Personally,
> I'd
> rather have a local station in my community - but we CAN'T have that, CAN
> WE?
>
> THEN they protect the satellators from encroachment by LOCAL LPFM stations
> (which can't be allocated in most large cities, because their mileage
> separations protect 100 watt class A directional stations as if they were
> 6 kW
> non-d ones!).
>
> Don't get me started about the incompetance, graft and politicizing at
> that
> "public" agency!
>
> -D
>
> PS: many FCC staffers I've talked to agree with me. In the case of the
> FCC,
> the stink flows down from the TOP!
>


I (and others) have proposed a "citizen's broadcast band" where license
free operation with approved transmitters would be permitted. These are
similar to public parks where people have free use of the property on a
non-exclusive basis. Those that wish exclusive use of spectrum would lease
it. See http://sujan.hallikainen.org/ijclp/ .

Harold

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