[AMRadio] Fw: ARLB021 FCC Application Fee Proposal Proceeding is Open for Comments

[George DeVault]

Free broadcast TV used to be channels 2 through 83 (minus channel 37, which is reserved for radioastronomy).  Around 1970 channels 70-83 were taken away primarily for cellular phone service.  A few years ago channels 52-69 were taken away for digital services.  Then most recently channels 38-51 were taken away for similar uses. Free Broadcast TV now is crammed into channels 2 through 36.  (Channels 2-6 are still TV, but not very suitable for the mandated digital TV standard.) 
Just below channel 14 lies 30 mHz of "beachfront" spectrum.  That's our 420-450 mHz ham band.  That's enough for 5 TV channels or innumerable digital voice or data channels.  There isn't much UHF spectrum left for the rapidly expanding digital industry. Guess  where will they look next?
(If it's any consolation there is little demand these days for HF spectrum.)
GeorgeW3KPT


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  On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 10:55 AM, Rob Atkinson<ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:   What is the threat now?

On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 6:50 AM ARS W5OMR <ars.w5omr at gmail.com> wrote:
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> In the late 50's, it was the reallocation of 11m to the Citizens band. In
> the 1990's, it was the reallocation of the bottom of the 220MHz band to UPS
> (who never used it).
>
>
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> On Fri, Sep 4, 2020, 04:52 Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > What is the threat?  What are the other services?
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Rob
> > K5UJ
>
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