On Tue, 5 May 2009, Daniel L. Fargo wrote: > Well the real question is when is the Federal Government going to wake > up and get rid of the no longer need advanced CB radio people! When > they removed the tech from Ham radio it died. And what a gold mine > they are sitting on (frequencies) the government just did it to the > tv stations why are the "CB" people why are they so special!
Right about the point where FEMA makes a grab for the amateur spectrum, since ARES/RACES has already demonstrated the effectiveness of the spectrum and provided all the EMAs with radios. After all, in a state of emergency, who needs a ham to use a radio? -- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR Disinformation Analyst
