Spectrum Defense: 'More Work to Do'

An item on the ARRL website provides a summary of the successes acheived in defending spectrum and gaining new bands as well as some of the potential threats to our spectrum.

It says:

Defending and enhancing access to the Amateur Radio spectrum is the primary mission of the ARRL.

According to ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, the League has not only protected the bands, but has also added several new ones, despite exponential growth in the variety and number of radio frequency devices in the hands of consumers and businesses.

"Even our most disappointing defeat - the loss of the bottom 40 percent of the 220 MHz band some two decades ago - gave us upgraded status, from shared to exclusive, in the remaining 60 percent of the band," he said.

Read the full ARRL story at: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/10/11/10379/

American Radio Relay League
http://www.arrl.org/