Correct E. F. Johnson pushed for 27 nhz. SADLY MURS goes unused if the FCC used its brain it would promote MURS by allowing it to be built into a CB radio. Right now radios for MURS are expensive and hard to get.
--- KV9U <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Although this is a bit off topic, unlike the on > topic discussions of > amateur radio and digital programs and operating > systems ... > > The FCC was looking for a band of frequencies that > they could allocate > for a minimally licensed citizens radio service. > Radio amateurs were > rarely using 11 meters and had nearby 15 meters > below and 10 meters > above so we had a very limited need. > > The FCC also needed to find a band that was low > enough in frequency so > that the technology of the time, the mid 1950's, > could manufacture such > equipment that was affordable. VHF/UHF equipment was > much more expensive > to make, thus the lower frequencies in the HF band > made it practical. > > Of course the huge downside was that these > frequencies also had F skip > when the sunspot cycle was cooperative and they knew > it was going to be > a problem with "hobbyists" using the frequencies for > amateur radio type > activity which was not their intent. I don't think > they really > understood the skip conditions would be so strong at > times, that local > communications could be nearly useless, even though > the FCC made longer > contacts illegal. > > Due to other happenings (Arab oil embargo of early > 1970's), more people > bought CB equipment and the violations were > completely overwhelming to > the FCC and they eventually gave up even pretending > to have licenses for > the service. > > Today we have the "licensed" GMRS and the unlicensed > FRS, and most > recently MURS services that are much better > frequencies for local, short > range, tactical type communications that actually > work without long skip > interference. But this was only possible due to the > much lower cost of > developing and manufacturing equipment for these > frequencies with more > recent technology. > > 73, > > Rick, KV9U > > > larry allen wrote: > > >We lost 11 meters because we were not using it > enough... > >Larry ve3fxq > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on www.Answers.yahoo.com
