I think this auction is in process now Lou. It opened late last year or
something I think. I thought it was to end in June but not sure.
FCC.GOV should have the data.
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Louis Kim Kline
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:18 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Vacated tv channels
I'm sure that they will try to auction off the frequencies.
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 06:17 PM 3/12/2008 -0400, you wrote:
>I don't know, but wifi I don't think would work out well. With E skip
>or with the top of the sunspot cycle and the way those freqs are I
>don't know. What about teh VHF high freqs? The lower ones couldn't be
>usefull for any kind of trunking either for the same reasons, but the
>VHF high could.
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>On Wed, 12 Mar 2008, Brett Winches wrote:
>
> > Is there anything on the FCC site about the low vhf allocation? I
> > cannot imagine this for cell but could it work for some extended
wyfi?
> > Just thinking tactually. =20
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: For blind ham radio operators
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jeff Kenyon
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:02 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: unused frequencies
> >
> > uHi everyone, what do you think they'll use the VHF TV channels for
> > when everything is mandated to go digital? I'm mainly talking about
> > 2-3-4 and 5-6. I know the 700 portion is going for public safety
> > useage, and it's either P-25 digital or penSky. the 470-512 MHz
> > range is already being used in some places by public safety in
> > digital and analogue and conventional and trunking. Someone was
> > wonderin if the very low VHF TV freqs could be poossibly an
> > expansion of the ham bands? I.E. TV channels
> > 2-4 could be an expansion of 6 meters? I think taht would be
> > wishfull thinking though.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 12 Mar 2008, Brett Winches wrote:
> >
> > > Yes. =3D20
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: For blind ham radio operators
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Miller
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 1:09 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: unused frequencies
> > >
> > > They're pretty normal so far as I can tell. I don't do much on UHF
> > > or=20 VHF either really, mostly I monitor the local repeaters in
> > > case the=20 local club members want me, or move NTS messages up
> > > there but I don't=20 sit and rag chew up there very often at all.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:01 PM
> > > Subject: unused frequencies
> > >
> > >
> > > > Don't know about 2 meters, really don't know anything about=20
> > > > anything=3D20 above =3D3D 10 meters. I will say that I hae
> > > > noticed =
> > not=20
> > > > much going on =3D
> > > on
> > >
> > > > 10-20. 40 a=3D3D nd 80 seem to have action and I am wonderng if
> > > > =
> > this=20
> > > > is =3D
> > >
> > > > normal for this time=3D3D of year and the current stage of the
> > > >sun=20 spot=3D20 cycle.
> > > >=3D20
> > >
> >
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