Wanna know why Ham Radio will never get more frequency allocation?

[W5BRM]

Wanna know why Ham Radio will never get more frequency allocation?

http://www.cnet.com/news/fcc-rakes-i...ctrum-auction/

We just aint got enough money!

[N8YX]

We don't efficiently use what we currently have in the VHF and higher spectrum.

[KG4NEL]

I'd like to see more low frequency allocations in the US (600 meters, 136KHz, etc) and coordination between the current ones (40 meters and Europe comes to mind).

Other than that, we have enough.

[kb2vxa]

Gee, I never would have guessed! (;->) BTW FirstNet isn't the only user of 700MHz, police trunked systems are popping up like mushrooms since between cell phones, individual (mostly OEM and police secondary) frequencies and trunked police systems 800MHz is full up. It's not the first nor the only national interoperability system either, groups of VHF, UHF and 800MHz frequencies are allocated for the same purpose with repeaters in place and portables cached in strategic locations. Having the lot in my scanner and since they're not specifically for emergencies I've heard a few used by police for fund raising marathons. Amateurs are also involved, clubs having groups of members stationed along the route using their repeaters. It's interesting listening to them handing it off from one repeater to another along the route.

[WØTKX]

Way back when, hams got allocations at 200 meters and down.

Because those wavelengths were considered worthless. ;)

[W7XF]

Be careful what we wish for....we just might get 60 Hz.

[n2ize]

At this rate we might even lose some frequencies.

[KF4ZGZ]

I'm surprised we haven't already lost allocations.

Matt

[K7SGJ]

We did lose part of 220.

[suddenseer]

We did lose part of 220.

I think the pisser of that bad deal was UPS bought the spectrum, and elected to go with sub microwave trunking systems, at least that is the local jibber jabber. I think the old "you dont use it you lose it" rings true.