Unlikely to ever get past the starting gate as AM Broadcast is a worldwide
allocation and I'd think that many other nations have an opinion on this.
73 Bob k2euh
Mike Armstrong armst...@aol.com wrote:
Brad,
*I* say GOOD, let them kill AM broadcast and give the band to US. we
Exactly right. Isn't small government wonderful? That's really not the
problem. Many federal agencies, including the one I work at, have plenty of
money and personnel. It's more a function of priorities and who sets them.
Years ago when I was in a Master's program, one of the courses I took was
Forwarded from W0YR:
The FCC is going forward with its plan to allow the r.f. noise floor to
rise to unprecedented levels which will, of course adversely affect our
hobby. Another effect is to eventually drown out AM stations.
Here is an article on the subject.
http://nyti.ms/1aX6J4Y
Mike
The FCC is going forward with its plan to allow the r.f. noise floor to
rise to unprecedented levels which will, of course adversely affect our
hobby.
Mike,
I didn't see anything in the article that suggested a rise in the RF noise
floor. Current FCC regulations are pretty much in line with
On 09/10/2013 02:57 PM, Mike Armstrong wrote:
Brad,
*I* say GOOD, let them kill AM broadcast and give the band to US. we
will put it to good use he he he he. Plus, since so many people have AM
broadcast receivers, it will be like automatic advertising for Amateur
Radio.. and
Mike, et al.,
I wasn't aware of the FCC inquiry, but I'll do some checking on line. I'll
also talk with the compliance rules guru at the EMC lab where I was an
engineer for some years.
But we should clear up a potential for misunderstanding here. When we talk
about allowing the noise floor
But we should clear up a potential for misunderstanding here. When we
talk
about allowing the noise floor noise to rise, this suggests broadband
noise
emissions limits would be raised. Typical sources of this kind of noise
are switching power supplies, digital devices, and UWB communications
On 9/10/2013 4:40 PM, Tom W8JI wrote:
I agree with other comments that the real issue, and it has been an
issue since the 1980's, is lack of enforcement. We wanted deregulation
and the Government out of our business, and certainly we got what we
wanted with the FCC.
Exactly right. Isn't
