[MLB-WIRELESS] No digital for new radio amateurs

[David]

You already have amateurs using it, 2400 to 2450 is the amateur band and we 
have a power limit of 120W plus ant gain.

David
VK3JDA


At 13:38 11/07/2004, Paul James wrote:
>Isn't the point of the ISM bands to allow EVERYONE to use them, not just 
>someone with an AR licence.
>
>I don't think the ACA would be popular if they required you to have an AR 
>licence to run a 2.4Ghz Access Point or wireless telephone.
>
>If we have amateurs using the ISM bands with high powered transmitters it 
>could make them unusable for rest of the community.
>
>Just my 2c
>
>Regards,
>
>Paul.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au]On Behalf Of
>jlinton at iprimus.com.au
>Sent: Sunday, 11 July 2004 10:55 AM
>To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
>Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] No digital for new radio amateurs
>
>
>No digital for new radio amateurs
>
>The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) has rejected strong support
>from existing radio amateurs to include digital modes of transmission in
>its proposed new amateur radio entry level or Foundation Licence.
>
>The details are contained in the ACA's "Outcomes of the Review of the
>Amateur Service Regulation" on the ACA's website.
>
>A telephony and hand-key Morse licence won't be attractive. It must also
>allow the use of digital modes and the 2.4GHz and 5.6GHz bands.
>
>The ACA wants to restrict new entrants to Amateur Radio to the analogue age
>and hand-key telegraphy age. This will deny them use of an enormous range
>of software based options currently available, and continuing to emerge.
>
>Do you have an opinion? The ACA is receiving comment on its proposals via
>email at amateurs at aca.gov.au
>
>
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