Subject: Ham-radio is a hobby not a service
From: JJ
Date: 3/19/2004 11:33 AM Central Standard Time
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Len Over 21 wrote:



TAFKARJ claims that "CB" originated in 1946...except that
"11 meters" is not at 465 MHz. :-)

There was a band at that frequency that citizens could apply for and
use, thus a "citizens band" or "cb".

JJ...you'll have to forgive Lennie...He get's caught up in his own
rantings from time to time.

Even the 11 meter allocation was "officially" called the "Citizen's Radio
Service". The term "Citizen's Band" came much later.

Yes, "CB" generally refers to the 11 meter allocation, however Class D CB
IS afterall, just one subpart of Part 95. Your emergency plan scenario
that you are acting out this weekend is

that cell phones won't be working.

Am I wrong?

As far as using the cell network for official emergency comms, you can
consider it not working. In times of a major emergency it becomes
useless for anything but attempting to make a call.

Not in all cases, of course, but enough of them that the Big Dogs of
"emergency comms" plan for it's demise and have plans ready to implement in
case it happens.

It just eats away at Lennie and Brain's rants that those plans include
Amateur Radio to the degree that they do. No problem...Just makes them look
that much more foolish.

As if they NEEDED to look more foolish!

Steve, K4YZ