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Govt agency ensuring they can do anything they want by Executive Order. Obama will sign anything put in front of him. He doesn't know what a Mhz is.
Don't forget, ham radio was shutdown during WWI and WWII.
Yes, it was. And after WWI, the Secretary of the Navy tried to seize ALL SPECTRUM for military use ONLY. No broadcast AM, FM, TV, WiFI, amateur radio, nothing... Of course, during both of those wars, amateurs joined up to operate radio equipment in the field and on ships because they were qualified to do so... I think it was the amateur community that helped lead to the creation of the FCC.
I understand everyone getting up in arms, but there is a price we pay for our spectrum, and this is it. It's not that this benefits the amateur community, it's how does the amateur community benefit the government... If you consider how much spectrum that is owned by you and me (i.e., ALL OF IT) that's been auctioned off, I think it's a miracle that we're given anything at all. It's probably the most limited resource we have, and it is governed by the laws of physics.
I'm not saying I'm happy with this, I'm not saying I'm OK with this. I'm just saying that this is the price we pay to keep our spectrum most likely...
Can someone post a link to the Reagan version mentioned above?