Write all the letters you want to Bush it wont make any difference. Bush does
whats good for Bush and thats the way it is. Amateurs lose this time big.

Despite the troll, I'll offer my thoughts.

The reality appears to be that a lot of folks want their own private
frequency - a frequency with "good" coverage (at least 20 miles, preferably
100 miles or more).

Go figure. Take all the cell phones out. Stop all AM, FM, and television
broadcasting. Take the amateurs away. Take away CB. Take the government
away (including police, fire, ambulance,etc.). Take everything away.

I'm assuming that most folks want to keep in touch with their family - and
allow friends access to "their" frequency (as well as having access to their
friend's frequency). So, what we need are more than perhaps 60,000,000
frequencies allocated for the families in the US alone. Perhaps we can
"bid" for the frequencies as some folks may want communications possible
over hundreds of miles. Low HF (3 to perhaps 4.5 MHz) will be great at
night, but not during the daytime - plus you can't use them as antennas will
be totally inefficient (I assume everyone wants something the size of a pack
of cigarettes or a cellphone). 7 MHz will be effective day or night, but
again, that antenna . . . .

Oh, forget all that - we've got more than 60,000,000 frequencies to
allocate. Figure 6 KHz or more for bandwidth (am or narrow fm - we don't
want to muddy the water with 'clarifiers'). We won't even allow for the
fact that the radios are not likely to be "on channel" closer than .1 ppm.
We'll assume they are "exactly" on frequency so we can allocate as many
channels into as small a space as possible.

Now, just how are you going to fit 60,000,000 frequencies (with a bandwidth
of 6 KHz - for a total spectrum allocation of 360,000,000,000 - or 360 GHz)
into anything that will be useful for communications? BTW, 300 GHz is far
infrared light. As far as HF, what about wealthy folks overseas that want
to bid on "their" frequency?

You may correctly point out that frequencies can be re-used; however, bear
in mind that folks want more than 5 mile coverage (about all you'll get from
any handheld to another handheld). You'll either need access to HF
frequencies or repeaters. Better make that a nationwide system of repeaters
for each individual frequency (well, it could (hopefully) handle them all at
once. With many frequencies approaching light, perhaps we should all learn
semiphore (or smoke signals).

The problem (to me, anyways) appears to be this inevitable push to continue
giveaways to the rich. This isn't necessarily a rich vs poor; some of this
becomes what is good for the country.

Notice that many car manufacturers are finding SUVs quite profitable. They
are not known for their fuel economy. In WWII, rationing came about. It
sounds harsh, but we continue to consume more and more oil every year. No
holding back the guy who wants to fill his yacht with 600 gallons of fuel.
No problem putting $45.00 of gas into that suv. Please inform me how this
is helping our country? This is pouring money into the economies of
countries that are known to be supporting terrorists. Tell me how these
policies are "protecting" us? Why does much money for homeland security
pour into mid-West states (and why so much when they don't share a boarder
with a foreign country or boarder an ocean)? New York is being
shortchanged, despite Long Island Sound, New York City, Buffalo, Niagra
falls, and a boarder with Canada. I see a push to get the draft started.
The idea of raising pay for the military was good - it would get more poor
to enlist thus avoiding the unpleasantries of needing connections to avoid
the draft (or, somehow, joining yet not really serving, apparently, as in
the case of Bush). So, if someone could, please enlighten poor stupid me as
to why some of these policies are helping our country.

Finally, back to the thread, BPL. Another "give-away", but, IMHO, a
misguided attempt to aid the power companies. I doubt they will sucessfully
compete with other broad-band providers. I doubt it will work, except in
cities and suburbs. The BPL playout will be interesting - especially on the
subject of rf interference to *it*.

Best regards from Rochester, NY
Jim


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Write all the letters you want to Bush it wont make any difference. Bush
does
whats good for Bush and thats the way it is. Amateurs lose this time big.


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(Nofrankgilliland) wrote:
Write all the letters you want to Bush it wont make any difference. Bush
does whats good for Bush and thats the way it is. Amateurs lose this time
big.

Blame it on Janet's nipple.

--
I won't retire, but I might retread.

Steveo wrote:
(Nofrankgilliland) wrote:

Write all the letters you want to Bush it wont make any difference. Bush
does whats good for Bush and thats the way it is. Amateurs lose this time
big.


Blame it on Janet's nipple.


quit milking that joke

jim wrote:
Steveo wrote:
(Nofrankgilliland) wrote:

Write all the letters you want to Bush it wont make any difference.
Bush does whats good for Bush and thats the way it is. Amateurs lose
this time big.


Blame it on Janet's nipple.


quit milking that joke

Yak..silicone is not for breakfast.

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I won't retire, but I might retread.

Steveo wrote:
jim wrote:

Steveo wrote:

(Nofrankgilliland) wrote:


Write all the letters you want to Bush it wont make any difference.
Bush does whats good for Bush and thats the way it is. Amateurs lose
this time big.


Blame it on Janet's nipple.


quit milking that joke


Yak..silicone is not for breakfast.

hehehe