"David Stinson" wrote in message
news:C8gEd.965$SS6.207@trnddc07...
Nope. As soon as the HF users reach a certain level of decline,
the FCC will auction-off the HF band for use in WI-FI local
broadband networking, telling the hams to enjoy "2 meters and down."
Count on it.


Parts of the HF spectrum will always be protected for military and emergency
communications.

The remainder isn't very much spectrum for broadband purposes, especially
considering the high noise levels and possibility of interference from just
about anywhere in the world.

Building compact, efficent antennas is a real problem at HF, and using
higher power with inefficent antennas hardly seems like a good solution for
a battery powered portable..

Frank Dresser