Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9890 invoked from network); 14 Sep 2001 21:38:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 14 Sep 2001 21:38:06 -0000 Received: (qmail 6832 invoked from network); 14 Sep 2001 21:36:07 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 14 Sep 2001 21:36:07 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15i0Ti-00053c-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Fri, 14 Sep 2001 22:26:26 +0100 Received: from smtp-rt-5.wanadoo.fr ([193.252.19.159] helo=bassia.wanadoo.fr) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15i0Th-00053X-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 14 Sep 2001 22:26:25 +0100 Received: from amyris.wanadoo.fr (193.252.19.150) by bassia.wanadoo.fr; 14 Sep 2001 23:25:16 +0200 Received: from v1j7v5 (193.249.94.199) by amyris.wanadoo.fr; 14 Sep 2001 23:25:07 +0200 Message-ID: <014201c13d63$ba017980$c75ef9c1@v1j7v5> From: "f1tay" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: Subject: Re: French FM connection... [LF: General coverage Rx bands (Off Topic)] Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 21:04:05 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Excuser la réponse en français mais mon anglais est très mauvais. C'est pour des raison de fiscalité que la bande 87,5 - 108 MHz est enlevé sur certain récepteur en France. Dans le passé le taux de la T.V.A. (Taxe à la Valeur Ajoutée) était plus important pour les récepteurs de radiodiffusion que pour les récepteurs de trafic. 73 de Daniel ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 11:19 AM Subject: French FM connection... [LF: General coverage Rx bands (Off Topic)] > Andy wrote: > > BUT, for the French market only, the band 87.5 - 108MHz is blocked. > That > is allocated internationally to VHF FM broadcasting so why ? > > If memory serves me right, there is/was a special fee levied in France > when consumer radio equipment > that covered the FM broadcast band is/was sold, so to evade this, > non-consumer radio equipment does not cover this band. > > 73/ > > Karl-Arne Markstrom > SM0AOM > > =================== > Senior Radio Engineer > Maritime Networks Telia Mobile AB Nacka Strand Sweden > Phone +46-8-6017171, Mobile phone +46-70-6636575 Fax +46-8-6017959 > > >