[KYHAM] Re: Net Activity Reporting

[Ron Dodson]

For you who may feel that I was somewhat speculating in the
unlikely to occur last week in this message, I offer the
following dated June 5, 2003 from
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/06/20030605-5.html  

Taking Action to Improve Spectrum Management 

Presidential Action 

                     President Bush signed an Executive
Memorandum creating the Spectrum Policy Initiative to
develop
                     recommendations for improving spectrum
management policies and procedures. 

                     The Department of Commerce will chair
the Initiative. 

                     The purpose of the Initiative is to
promote the development and implementation of a U.S.
spectrum
                     policy that will foster economic
growth; ensure our national and homeland security; maintain
U.S.
                     global leadership in communications
technology development and services; and satisfy other vital
                     U.S. needs in areas such as public
safety, scientific research, federal transportation
infrastructure,
                     and law enforcement. ...

For the full text, see the link above.  Amateur radio is not
specifically mentioned though we do have well over 100
MHz!!! of this spectrum to be studied in our current
possession and use.

73, 
Ron Dodson, KA4MAP
Ky Section Emergency Coordinator 
ARES


> I often get inquiries from amateurs about what these reports
> are that I ask for each month and what they look like.
> Secondly, some ask WHY report anything at all.  ...
> 
> In answer to the second question, it is becoming more and
> more vital that we justify our use of these amateur radio
> bands by showing that we do provide public service and not
> just use these frequency allocations for hobby use. Many
> DEEP pockets are out there that would love to buy up our HF,
> VHF and UHF space to put on commericial services for
> business interests and also services that they can SELL back
> to all of us and make big profits in so doing!  ARRL uses
> the info from our reports to show Congress and others that
> we are doing something with these bands in the civic good
> and not just selfishly playing for our own amusement. If we
> are not careful, we may soon find ourselves paying a monthly
> fee for the use of a small sliver of all of the free band
> space we take for granted today.