When it comes to technical stuff a lot of people are ignorant. And many people adopt positions based on emotions. It's always been that way throughout history. This isn't what's amazing. What's amazi
Author: "Hare, Ed, W1RFI via RFI" <rfi@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2023 13:33:28 +0000
The difference may be that phone service is vital to 99% of the population and most people use it personally daily. ________________________________ From: RFI <rfi-bounces+w1rfi=arrl.org@contesting.c
Think infrastructure... Amateur Radio is not infrastructure... It is a hobby... 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI ARRL Asst. Dire
Amateur Radio is a hobby service. Read the FCC introduction: <https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/amateur-radio-service> The Amateur Radio is no longer considered and Emer
This list cuts attachments. Here is a link to FCC-20-184. <https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-20-184A1.pdf> Section 34 explains that Amateur Radio is not considered and emergency service. Mi
"The difference may be that phone service is vital to 99% of the population and most people use it personally daily." Actually, only a convenience at best, like toilet paper. Upon further casual thou
Cell towers. The NIMBY effect. Not In My BackYard! Everyone wants a cell phone but no one wants towers. Then they complain about coverage. Being only 25 miles outside NYC and it is a cellular RF blac
It is no longer a convenience for many people. It is a necessity for people who have jobs which require travel or outside work. Mike N2MS _______________________________________________ RFI mailing l
"It is no longer a convenience for many people. It is a necessity for people who have jobs which require travel or outside work." Yes, I've been watching/listening since the late 80's. Kurt _________
Section 34 explains that Amateur Radio is not considered and emergency service. Can anyone provide a link to when it WAS? I know it was mentioned as an aspect of a hobby previously, but based on the
Section 34 is, more correctly, silent on the matter. FEMA, DMAT, MARS, etc. are not at all silent about their affiliation with Amateur Radio in the USA. On 11/6/23 18:38, Facility 406 wrote: Section
Hi Mike, I was trying not to comment because I'm not sure this topic (thread) is RFI related. Nevertheless I did read the document you provided a link to and I did a text search on that document and
"34....Emergency communications, for example, are voluntary and are not required by our rules...the amateur service is not an emergency radio service." Appears the opposite of silent, with "the amate
That doesn't help in my mountain community, where the "tin-hat brigade" and those with the money lobby, sue, and shout down any building permit for cell sites and even towers for other uses. Wide str
That doesn't help in my mountain community, where the "tin-hat brigade" and those with the money lobby, sue, and shout down any building permit for cell sites and even towers for other uses. Wide str
That's your opinion. I guess you think it is vital. And I bet millions of people _believe_ it is vital. But the human race did fine without cell phones for a hundred thousand years, and speaking for
The human race also did fine without automobiles before 1910. Imagine how much better things would be if we went back to horse transportation. No need for paved roads and the tax burden that goes wit
Author: "Hare, Ed, W1RFI via RFI" <rfi@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2023 13:31:57 +0000
How ironic that all of this talk about a return to less technological times is being conducted on the Internet, a technology that is far beyond the technology from olden days that some here seem to t
I totally agree with Rob. If the cell network went away, we (my wife and I) would not miss anything. For one, we have no cell service at home in the foothill of the Rocky Mountains. We don't miss it.
Author: "Hare, Ed, W1RFI via RFI" <rfi@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2023 17:26:46 +0000
But you use something even more sophisticated than cellular telephones and that is the Internet. Pretty ironic, eh? ________________________________ From: RFI <rfi-bounces+w1rfi=arrl.org@contesting.c