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From: hays@apollo.UUCP
Newsgroups: rec.ham-radio,rec.ham-radio.packet,comp.misc
Subject: Re: Public Digital Radio Service
Message-ID: <33228b02.18e6@apollo.uucp>
Date: Sun, 15-Feb-87 17:31:00 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 15 17:31:00 1987
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References: <381@telesoft.UUCP> <1805@hoptoad.uucp>
Reply-To: hays@apollo.UUCP (John Hays)
Organization: Apollo Computer, Chelmsford, MA
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The amateur radio community is not opposed to the use of Packet Radio
technology in other services.  They have been very involved in putting
it into service for Public Service organizations such as FIRE, POLICE,
Civil Defense, 3rd World Telecommunications Projects, etc.  MOSTLY on
volunteered time.

The hams are also not opposed to a Public Digital Radio Service (PDRS), 
in principle.  The opposed the STONER PDRS at 50 MHZ. for some very 
definate reasons:

		1.  The proximity to channel 2 on your TV.
		2.  It was to reallocate a portion of Amateur Radio
		    Spectrum WHICH IS IN USE to a commercial enterprize.
		    There are frequencies in the commercial spectrum
		    which could and are used for Digital Communications.
		3.  Amateurs are doing a lot of research in this area
		    and have recently worked with the FCC to make the
		    entry into the Digital Side of the hobby much easier.
		    [It would be very difficult not to get a license if
	            a person just studied for a couple of weeks].  However
		    Amateur Radio is a PUBLIC SERVICE, FRATERNAL, AND 
		    EXPERIMENTATION SERVICE not to be used for BUSINESS.

We welcome anyone who is interested enough to work a little for the license
and will help those who would like to apply this technology in another 
service.

John Hays
KD7UW

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Consultant                                 ...!uw-beaver!apollo!hays
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