Return-Path: Received: (qmail 20425 invoked from network); 16 May 2002 15:39:51 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO marstons.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.223) by exhibition.plus.net with SMTP; 16 May 2002 15:39:51 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 23547 invoked by uid 10001); 16 May 2002 15:43:14 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (193.82.116.70) by marstons.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 16 May 2002 15:43:14 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 178NIT-0008PT-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 16 May 2002 16:36:05 +0100 Received: from imo-r02.mx.aol.com ([152.163.225.98]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 178NIS-0008PL-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 16 May 2002 16:36:04 +0100 Received: from WarmSpgs@aol.com by imo-r02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v32.5.) id l.cd.179dbdb6 (4238) for ; Thu, 16 May 2002 11:35:29 -0400 (EDT) From: WarmSpgs@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 11:35:29 EDT Subject: Re: LF: USA 136kHz proposals To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 120 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: In a message dated 5/16/02 6:33:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, dsergeant@connectfree.co.uk writes: << I am puzzled why they are putting this stipulation on bandwidth, which I do not believe anybody else has done. >> You've heard of the philosophy some folks have over here? The one about: "the business of government is business." One of the reasons cited in the FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is an objection filed by Texas Instruments, who make "smart card" readers that work at 121 kHz. They're afraid hams are going to operate with such huge power and with such dirty signals that we would interfere with their lucrative (and totally unallocated) use of the LF spectrum. I don't know many hams who are going to try to operate LF from their high-rise apartments or right next to department stores, secret research facilities, or major office buildings, so I'm not sure who would be affected by amateur operation 15 bloomin' kilohertz away at 1W EIRP! But that's their argument. 73, John KD4IDY