Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!samsung!shadooby!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: john@bovine.ati.com (John Higdon) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Neighbor Bugs Family By Eavesdropping Message-ID: <2196@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 15 Dec 89 07:55:26 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Reply-To: John Higdon Organization: TELECOM Digest Lines: 18 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 9, Issue 576, message 1 of 11 "Kevin P. Kleinfelter" writes: > What if he gets one one the same frequency, and puts it next to his > stereo (which he leaves running 24 hours a day)? Who gets priority? > Is this a first-come/first-serve situation? This is what cooperation is all about. "Professional" users of the airwaves have known for decades that the only way maximum use can be made of the spectrum is by mature, enlightened interaction. If your scenario can resemble reality, it is good motivation for *not* turning over the airwaves to the masses. To answer your question, if the people involved couldn't get together and work out an arrangement (change frequencies, time share, etc.) then I guess they'll just have to slug it out or go back to the jungle from whence they came. John Higdon | P. O. Box 7648 | +1 408 723 1395 john@bovine.ati.com | San Jose, CA 95150 | M o o !