On May 6, 4:44�pm, "Ivor Jones" wrote:
,
typed, for some strange, unexplained reason:
: On May 6, 5:12 am, "Ivor Jones" wrote:

: Not always, we're the primary users of 2m over here,
: but we can't
: complain about interference.

Hold that thought...

: Well, here in the USA amateurs are definitely the secondary
: users of
: 420-450 MHz.

Personally I'd rather have, say, 1 MHz of worldwide-exclusive-amateur
allocation than 2 MHz of shared bandspace. But that's a minor thing,
really.

The big problem here in the USA with regard to amateur bands is that
our FCC tolerates too much RFI from unlicensed emitters. For example,
plasma TVs and other consumer electronics are notorious RF
noisemakers. The whole BPL controversy is a classic example of a bad
engineering idea being pushed for the wrong reasons. There's lots
more, but a lot of it boils down to lack of enforcement resources
coupled with the idea that the RF spectrum doesn't need as much
protection from noise pollution.

Recently, there was a particular brand/model of flat screen TV that
radiated significant RF on the emergency-locator frequency. That
caused quite a bit of excitement....

: So while we can complain, we don't have the
: same "standing", as it
: were.

Well of course we can complain, but nobody will take any notice..!

"You want to complain? Look at these shoes; I've only had 'em three
weeks and the heels are worn right through! If you complain, nothing
happens, you might as well not bother....."

73 de Jim, N2EY