Should Congress shut down Ham Radio?

Question

Should Congress shut down Ham Radio?

Answer 1

Absolutely not. Amateur radio operators have every right to enjoy their hobby and they are not hurting anyone

Answer 2

Ham Radio Operators serve a purpose. It just isn't apparent to you today.

Answer 3

They're just a bunch of grown boys playing with toys!!!??



How DARE you! HAM operators are priceless to the communications of the country. Just think about what would happen if we lost all the network that runs the phone lines?? You, my friend, would be completely and utterly without any communications short of fighting on CB with the truckers!



Congress should keep their weasely little noses out of HAM radio. The FCC licenses HAMs. That's more than enough government interference, THANK YOU!

Answer 4

No. The airwaves are public and Ham radio has a right to use these frequencies, in spite of transitory technology issues faced by the internet.



One could argue the internet is "polluting" our airwaves if transmitted in such a fashion

Answer 5

In case you 're interested, Ham radio has been around for many years, and is a legal hobby enjoyed by many around the world.

In case of national emergency, and during the various wars, ham radio operators tried to make contacts for the servicemen and women ,plus have helped in many emergencies.

I have been in ham radio for over 35 years and have never heard of the problems of which you speak, such as blocking internet service.

Ham radio does not affect the electric entering not any home, when and if you have TV interference, it is because of poor tv design and they lack the ability to screen out unwanted signals.

I have yet to see any interference in my home, or my neighbors from any frequency in the ham radio spectrum, regardless of the transmitting power being used.

This is just another attempt by some busy body to discredit and try to stop what many enjoy, instead of doing soemthing usefull with their time.

And by the way, if you don't like to listen to their "chit chat" then by all means turn your damn radio off, as there is no law stating you must listen.

Answer 6

If you want more internet competition, lobby congress to open up the cable TV lines to other providers.



Cable TV companies paid dearly to keep the monopoly on their lines, despite the fact that the telephone lines have been open to competition for decades.



There is nothing wrong with amature HAM radio operators. In the event of a disaster which topples digital networks, they may be the only form of long distance communication.

Answer 7

A) There is no such plan as dozens have told you. b) Peace warrior is correct. You are the one who has no idea of what is going on because you get all your info from Hanitty and Limbaugfh and believe them them when they fed you BS like "democrats want to shut down talk radio" I doubt you have ever read a real college level book or a real newspaper.

Answer 8

A guy moved in months ago when he did day one I have a bit of electrical sensitivty tho got myself to wherer not much bothers me as it once did anyway after he put up the pole, I was hurting bad, now ham radios are not allowed in this community its an adult community ,anyway I didn't know who the guy was then ran into him at the store he didn't know I was his neighbor nor me him at ..He started telling me of all the weather reports around the state and said he knew this cause he does amateur radio . I then a few days later realized he was the guy that moved in ... Now I found it hard to believe just an antenna would cause me so much pain and severe headaches as I said I'm so much better ...He did have the cable company there several times and working on the box in front of my house that is for the underground utilities they said he has such high tech equipment they need to put new cable wires



Anyway I decided to look him up to se if he has a .license and he does not ...Why would he not have a license or register? Could he be using stronger wattage then allowed ?

Answer 9

Yes Comrade, Congress should outlaw all communication except for the nightly "Good News Report" from the White House Press corps.

Answer 10

Wow when you're wrong you do it big.

Answer 11

[There are many ways in which the communication signal may have error introduced into it. Interference, cross chatter, some active devices, and some passive devices all introduce noise or attenuation into the signal. When error becomes significant the devices controlled by the unreliable signal may fail, become inoperative, or operate in an undesirable fashion.



1. Interference: Interference from nearby systems can cause signal degradation as the modem may not be able to determine a specific frequency among many signals in the same bandwidth.

2. Signal Attenuation by Active Devices: Devices such as relays, transistors, and rectifiers create noise in their respective systems, increasing the likelihood of signal degradation.

3. Signal Attenuation by Passive Devices: Transformers and DC-DC converters attenuate the input frequency signal almost completely. "Bypass" devices become necessary for the signal to be passed on to the receiving node. A bypass device may consist of three stages, a filter in series with a protection stage and coupler, placed in parallel with the passive device.]



Sounds like a lot of trouble to go through to clean up your electrical usage when Wireless cable and telephone are available nearly everywhere electricity is.



Might have some rural applications....but why disrupt a world wide communication system for the sake of avoiding running some cable?

Answer 12

No.