gwatts wrote:

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No, I think the engineers are saying 'It can be done, but it will
interfere...' and the bean counters look at the 'but it will
interfere...' part as the obstacle to overcome (buy off). Engineers
don't call the shots, the lawyers and accountants do. If you want
someone or something to blame, blame the 'any profit is good' mind set
of the greed heads and the politicians who obey their big campaign
contributors.

I think you got it all wrong ...

Thinking people decided amateur radio could be left as it is, a good ole
boys club of cranky old men communicating at a few WPM ... or, be used
to assist millions in high speed data exchange ... the jet plane
challenges the horse drawn cart.

JS