and why should I not buy ham radio transmitters, when I have a licence
already?
also, why should I take the test twice just to please you?

Simon



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Georgina Joyce" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: looking for a 934 aerial please.


> Hi Simon
>
> I'm sorry, but you keep asking difficult questions of the radio community.
Many of us will NOT assist you in breaking the law.  You keep buying amateur
transmitters and now your asking for a CB antenna, which I understand to be
an ilegal CB UK band.  Or is this yiki wrong?
>
>
>    Many CB users who witnessed the noisy and unruly conditions on 27 MHz
wanted to get away from all that and use
>    the superior 934 MHz UHF CB allocation. In fact, the cost of cutting
edge (at the time) UHF radio equipment
>    meant that only the more serious CB operator would use the band, a nice
though expensive haven for mature CB
>    operators, and radio hams who didn't like the 'red tape' of amateur
radio. At first the range was limited, but
>    as antenna restrictions were lifted and better equipment started to
appear, the number of UHF CB operators
>    grew. The 934 MHz band was eventually discontinued by the government on
[23]31 December [24]1998 due to low
>    user numbers. The main reason for the public refusing to accept the 934
MHz band was its cost (up to £500 for
>    a radio), coupled with the fact that by the time reliable Japanese
equipment became available in the
>    mid-1980s, most people had opted for the noisy and cheap 27 MHz, or
gone on to take the Radio Amateur Exam.
>
> I suggest that you undertake the amateur exams and you'll develope the
skills to build your own antennas legal or ilegal but don't ask us to do it
for you.
>
> Gena
> On Sat, May 27, 2006 at 08:20:10AM +0100, goshawk wrote:
> > hello list,=20
> > I am looking for a good 934MHZ aerial, for both transmit and receive =
> > please. I would prefer a vertical rather than a beam.=20
> > if anyone has one to clear out, or knows where there are any going, =
> > please email off list to,=20
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Simon=20
> >
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