IMHO, part of the problem is that Amateur Radio operators are not using the spectrum (AFAIK). If the space goes unused, then it's more likley that it will be taken away.
Frank On Fri, 14 Nov 2003, Glen Duncan wrote: > > Tha bad news: A portion of the new band was secondary allocation for HAM > use. This leaves only 25 MHz remaining of the 5.650 to 5.925 GHz band for > Amature use. The ARRL (American Radio Relay League) has opposed past Wi-Fi > Alliance (WECA) efforts to expand the 5 GHz franchise for unlicensed
