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Hams: Rep. Peter King (R-NY) wants to auction off the 70cm band
« on: March 15, 2011, 08:05:25 PM »
As it says, Representative Peter King (R-NY) wants to auction off the 70cm band (420-440mHz) to pay for part of the Broadband for First Responders’ Act of 2011.  What a swell guy.  And clueless, too.
The 70cm band is only one of the most active bands we have, and it is heavily used for public service events.

Link to ARRL page on the issue.
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Re: Hams: Rep. Peter King (R-NY) wants to auction off the 70cm band
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2011, 08:06:40 PM »
give king points for consistent clueless
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Re: Hams: Rep. Peter King (R-NY) wants to auction off the 70cm band
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2011, 08:16:06 PM »
Want to bet he and his co-sponsors have been offered campaign donations from certain communcations equipment manufacturers?  The bill is nothing less than a complete overhaul of the public service communications infrastructure.  Everybody has to move to a different part of the spectrum when it's all done.  And that requires all public service agencies buy new comm gear.
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Re: Hams: Rep. Peter King (R-NY) wants to auction off the 70cm band
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2011, 09:46:24 PM »
Wow, that would bankrupt the podunk no cell service area I live in.
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Re: Hams: Rep. Peter King (R-NY) wants to auction off the 70cm band
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2011, 09:56:34 PM »
Tsk-tsk-tsk... it's all based on free market lobbyist principles, so what are you bellyaching about?



I don't see a problem just because the Professional Radio Service has more bucks than the Amateur Radio Service.

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Re: Hams: Rep. Peter King (R-NY) wants to auction off the 70cm band
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2011, 10:05:15 PM »
Quote from: 230RN on March 15, 2011, 09:56:34 PM
Tsk-tsk-tsk... it's all based on free market lobbyist principles, so what are you bellyaching about?



I don't see a problem just because the Professional Radio Service has more bucks than the Amateur Radio Service.

Hey, it's my ox being gored here!
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Re: Hams: Rep. Peter King (R-NY) wants to auction off the 70cm band
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2011, 10:13:31 PM »
Bounced it around to the local ham club and Skywarn groups.  If we can get it brought up in Skywarn training, it will get to a lot of LE and rural VFD folks who can raise a stink from their end as well.
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Re: Hams: Rep. Peter King (R-NY) wants to auction off the 70cm band
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2011, 11:10:09 PM »
Sounds like "Unintended Consequences" time, but from the HAM's.  =D
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Re: Hams: Rep. Peter King (R-NY) wants to auction off the 70cm band
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2011, 12:14:47 AM »
Quote from: RocketMan on March 15, 2011, 08:16:06 PM
Want to bet he and his co-sponsors have been offered campaign donations from certain communcations equipment manufacturers?  The bill is nothing less than a complete overhaul of the public service communications infrastructure.  Everybody has to move to a different part of the spectrum when it's all done.  And that requires all public service agencies buy new comm gear.

Want to bet the politicians are getting all their information on this from those same manufacturers? Most likely, they think they're doing the right thing, modernizing our communication infrastructure and such. Let's hope you HAMs can patiently enlighten them. It's all Greek to me.  ???
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