Return-Path: Received: (qmail 3034 invoked from network); 16 Sep 2001 09:07:38 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur-qfe1-smtp-plusnet.harl.plus.net with SMTP; 16 Sep 2001 09:07:38 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 2356 invoked from network); 16 Sep 2001 09:06:30 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 16 Sep 2001 09:06:30 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15iXe7-0007TZ-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sun, 16 Sep 2001 09:51:23 +0100 Received: from anchor-post-30.mail.demon.net ([194.217.242.88]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15iXe6-0007TU-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 16 Sep 2001 09:51:22 +0100 Received: from telemetry.demon.co.uk ([194.222.19.114]) by anchor-post-30.mail.demon.net with smtp (Exim 2.12 #1) id 15iXdS-000POs-0U for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 16 Sep 2001 09:50:43 +0100 Message-ID: Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 09:49:21 +0100 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "Tom Boucher" Subject: Re: French FM connection... [LF: General coverage Rx bands (Off Topic)] In-reply-to: <014201c13d63$ba017980$c75ef9c1@v1j7v5> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed X-Mailer: Turnpike (32) Trial Version 3.05 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: VAT was applied to broadcast receivers but not to communications receivers. In message <014201c13d63$ba017980$c75ef9c1@v1j7v5>, f1tay writes >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 >> >> >> > > -- Tom Boucher 'Hedgerows' Sheldon Honiton Devon EX14 4QS