Amatuer radio is the key to post disaster commo...
The govt needs to protect amatuer radio from the FCC stealing it's bandwith
especially in this age of terrorism
Often times..."We the people" are better than govt at 'getting it done'
imo
That can't be repeated enough. They are expected to do more with less.
The people with the big buck$ have always found a way of confiscating more and more of what is left of the amateur bands. Hams are forced to operate on "left-overs" as far as frequency rages are concerned.
The public will be grateful to them for a while after this disaster and then go back to treating them like junkyard dogs: "That antenna distracts from the community......etc"