Ruh-Roh. This could be problematic

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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9143035/DOJ_recommends_FCC_quickly_free_up_more_spectrum?s ource=CTWNLE_nlt_dailyam_2010-01-05

It all boils down to what spectrum is most easily cleared? And will the ham radio ops around the country fight with (Not against) the ARRL on keeping our spectrum ours?

Rapidly clearing spectrum is most easily done at the expense of hobbyist. And for this application, VHF and higher is the most valuable spectrum. All I can say is get on your 2 Meter and above radios. A lot. Hell, hook up EchoLink onto a bunch of simplex freqs, and keep IRLP links active. Just a couple of ideas from me on how to keep our spectrum active, and un-enticing to try to take.

UHF / SHF / EHF & Above: Use It or Lose It.

We don't use it. Not enough.

That being said, with the bulk of V/UHF analog TV being moved to new digital channels, there's a huge amount of spectrum opened up. Beyond that, there's a vast amount of spectrum allocated for government (military & "radiolocation" etc.) purposes.

So I wouldn't push the Panic button just yet, [attachment=0:1c4wqcn1]Panic.jpg[/attachment:1c4wqcn1] but definitely we need to (a) keep our eyes open, (b) start further utilizing the bands, and (c) be able to follow the money trail.

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