While our government does not go out of its way to inform the public about what it can do, at least not to the extent it bothers to tell us what we can't do, there are some things that are more or more or less acceptable everywhere in the world. A couple of these relate to wireless spectrum usage. CB (or citizen's band) is used widely by people for different purposes, one of which is in transportation. It is an open frequency band for low power broadcasting, which in India is allowed up to 5W as Arun mentioned, for which walkie talkie sets are available in the market.
In the US, an entire segment of devices is made for cars and trucks, typically used on highways, and by toymakers for showing little children how to play and communicate wirelessly. There are two ways to regulate: one is by specifying everything down to the last detail, which becomes a problem as technologies and markets change, and the second is to warn users that the principle of 'don't bother others' applies - and then apply it when anyone insists on being a nuisance. The second is not used widely by our masters - sorry, I mean, government servants. Vickram http://communicall.wordpress.com http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com ________________________________ From: Zain Rahimtula <[email protected]> To: Arun Mehta <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Thursday, 12 February, 2009 11:20:27 Subject: Re: [cr-india] Brazil: Lula to Decriminalise Unlicensed Community Radios what do you mean by CB radio? On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 7:50 AM, Arun Mehta <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Stalin K <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Here is a news we wish had come from India too! Anybody interested in a >> second movement to free our airwaves? >> > > Is the Community Radio Forum, and you Stalin, willing now to support > the demand for delicensing of low power FM, as some of us have been > asking for years now? > > CB radio, which is 2 way, does not require a license upto 5 Watts, > provided you do not interfere with a licensed broadcaster. Same holds > for WiFi. Why can't we do this in FM? Such a transmitter costs almost > nothing, so people can set up pilot plants at little risk. If they > find success, they can go for a license and increase range, but for > many villages, 5 Watts will suffice, particularly if the recipients > are willing to use external antennas. > > Arun > _______________________________________________ > cr-india mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india _______________________________________________ cr-india mailing list [email protected] https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india
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