[BC] Re: Another Government money grab

[Jerry Mathis]

I can understand that amateur radio operators would get nervous, but the STL
band? That's HARDLY unused spectrum! Try getting an STL license in any major
city. It's difficult enough in the boonies now.

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Jerry Mathis

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 6:51 AM, <tpt at literock93r.com> wrote:

>
> Look at this Wall Street Journal article:
>
> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123750147891089303.html
>
> The hams are well aware of the danger here, from the BPL fiasco. If you
> start talking in terms of $$$ per message sent, then all usable spectrum
> should be devoted to digital traffic monopolized by the big common carriers
> who can afford to pay off the guv'mint.
>
> Look how many more cell phone communications could be shoveled into 944 to
> 952!
>
> Or some kind of new wireless internet service in 450~451; 455~456.
>
> Especially when we have a government that is for sale to the highest
> bidder, and an FCC run by an internet guru, with advisors who are from the
> keyboard generation (if you can't do it with a keyboard & a mouse it ain't
> worth doing).
>