It's not only the "current" users that are important but the future users. What about the potential amateurs in Jr High School. How do we make the bands useful for them? I suggest the question is not if they will be using them in the future, but under which regulations - Part 97 or Part 15.
Bill - WA7NWP > You still don't get it it's not me you need to be > talking to go post this on 6 meter user groups > websites .... and see if they agree with you . > >> The segment 50.5 - 51 is too small. Remember we >> need something 200 kHz wide >> to achieve the data rate objective for the test per >> Shannon's Rule. To get >> to 240 kbps with OFDM modulation we need 200 kHz of >> bandwidth. >> 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/