Amateur Radio was allocated the 80, 40, 20, and 5 meter bands in 1924, when Morse Code was King. Are you trying to tell us that emcomms was the primary purpose of amateur radio in 1924?
By the way, the FCC does not allocate amateur radio frequencies. That is done via international treaties. The FCC issues licenses to operators to use those allocated frequencies. The frequencies will still remain allocated to amateur use even if the FCC decides to cancel all US amateur licenses. For the FCC to allocate those frequencies to some other use would require abrogating our international treaty obligations and isn't likely to happen. --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Dr. Howard S. White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No being training in Legal interpretations... > > But typically when you place something first in a list and use the words > > "particularly with respect to providing emergency communications" > > > One might interpret it to means that it was the most important reason of the > reason listed..... > > The point I was making is that no where is ARS listed as a Hobby.... > > And clearly the major justification that the FCC uses to allocate us our > frequencies is EMCOMM > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Howard S. White Ph.D. P. Eng., VE3GFW/K6 ex-AE6SM KY6LA > Website: www.ky6la.com > "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished" > "Ham Antennas Save Lives - Katrina, 2003 San Diego Fires, 911" > ----- Original Message ----- > From: jgorman01 > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 5:53 AM > Subject: [digitalradio] Re: ARRLWeb: Army MARS Implementing Winlink 2000 > with Airmail Network > > > Howard, > > I hate to burst your balloon, but you are totally misinterpreting the > FCC regulations. Part 97.1(a) says, > > "(a) Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service > to the public as a voluntary noncommercial communication service, > particularly with respect to providing emergency communications." > > This doesn't say ONLY with respect to emcomms. It sure doesn't say > the primary use of ham radio is for emcomms. And in fact, (a) is only > one of five principles used in designing FCC rules and regulations. > To argue which of the five principles is more important is like > arguing which of the Ten Commandants is more important. They are all > equally important! > > With your interpretation, even (b) and (c) would take a back seat to > emcomms. This would make the current ARRL petition for bandwidth > regulation a loser from the start since its effect on emcomms was not > considered or addressed at all in the petition. The ARRL should have > at least mentioned emcomms rather than designing the proposal solely > around promoting experimentation. > > Jim > WA0LYK > > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Dr. Howard S. White" > <drpaper@> wrote: > > > > Actually Danny, according to Part 97.1 the government already gave > us the > > Ham Bands and their primary use is to be used for Emergency > > Communications.... > > > > We sometimes forget that the "Hobby" use is a secondary use of the > > bands....as no where in part 97 does it say the Amateur Service is a > hobby. > > __________________________________________________________ > > Howard S. White Ph.D. P. Eng., VE3GFW/K6 ex-AE6SM KY6LA > > Website: www.ky6la.com > > "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished" > > "Ham Antennas Save Lives - Katrina, 2003 San Diego Fires, 911" > > > > > > Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org > > Other areas of interest: > > The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ > DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy > discussion) > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS Ham radio Craft hobby Hobby and craft supply > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > a.. Visit your group "digitalradio" on the web. > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
