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
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