Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-md01.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 0EC5F38000081; Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:46:11 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1RZJTx-0004Jz-NX for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:44:37 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1RZJTx-0004Jq-8k for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:44:37 +0000 Received: from mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.49]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1RZJTw-0001cQ-Jn for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:44:37 +0000 Received: from aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.35]) by mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vM.7.08.04.00 201-2186-134-20080326) with ESMTP id <20111210094430.YMP17949.mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com> for ; Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:44:30 +0000 Received: from [192.168.2.2] (really [82.5.252.56]) by aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vG.3.00.04.00 201-2196-133-20080908) with ESMTP id <20111210094430.LZRX25656.aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@[192.168.2.2]> for ; Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:44:30 +0000 From: "Mike Dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:44:25 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <4EE329F9.24328.2B14A0@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) Content-description: Mail message body X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=JvdXmxIgLJv2/GthKqHpGJEEHukvLcvELVXUanXFreg= c=1 sm=0 a=uObrxnre4hsA:10 a=9YlaCzn6_68A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=aSRvjw2BAAAA:8 a=n6Av5esM3c_27Y9b3xsA:9 a=8i6X2QaWokFeZsC9ubAA:7 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=HpAAvcLHHh0Zw7uRqdWCyQ==:117 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: Use or lose Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:202371760:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d60554ee32a635d89 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none A recent story on the BBC web site - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9658117.stm - appears to propose universal, possibly unlicensed, commercial use of the radio spectrum based on dynamically monitoring where "unused" spectruim is available. Typical of the thinking is: "Much of the spectrum [is] left unused for most of the time. The white spaces left free, as they are known, can be utilised by new technology designed to make use of every gap between broadcasts." Whilst this might not directly affect amateur radio, it is a potentially dangerous way of thinking. Mike, G3XDV ==========