In article , "Dee D. Flint"
writes:

As I indicated in another post, early on in amateur radio, it would have
been easy for the ITU to have allocated all the frequencies to commericial
and government interests. The size of the US amateur community was, in
those early days, very probably a key element in keeping an allocation for
amateurs.

There was NO "ITU" before WW2. There was the CCITT.

The size of the US amateur community was, in those early days,
miniscule compared to the broadcasters getting started. Ham radio's
oinks weren't near "numerous" until AFTER WW2.

But, to hear the spin from the league, they and Stl Hiram practically
invented ham radio and saved it from perdition.

Selective editing of the REAL history of all radio doesn't make it
"truth." Except to the devout Believers...

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