I think I have noticed something, I think, tell me what you think.
I am a 'tech', and glad to have 'this' ticket, and have worked 'on the
code' off and on. But my point is, I use/listen on two meters and 440
locally. In the last several years, I 'hear' pagers of all kinds in
the ham bands. Keep that thought in mind. Also a few years back I
recall reading about different ""Companies ''" wanting/trying to use
the 440/two meter band for sat freq, and business in general. I know
I don't have that 'info' detailed and with footnotes, but I am sure
you recall what I am talking about. There is JUST so much spectrum,
and lot of
business looking to use it. All (90%) of the hams I know are pretty
old, you go to a ham fest , convention, and there are very few young
people. I have had the ''''idea'''' that if ham radio is left to it
own wishes, what is the likely hood that some "Service" will eat the
old, dying , and the dead. I don't advocate the 'ham bands' turning
into 11 meters, but I don't "think" we should refuse to see the
"writhing on the wall',,,, I would just hate to see something like,,,,
ten years from now , almost everyone in the US, walking around with a
cell phone in there pocket, all using the """Ham bands"". Just my 2
cents......What do you "think"? cl 73