[RFI] ARRL Board of Directors resolution related to FCC enforcement of radio-interference issues

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On 8/3/2015 11:13 PM, Roger (K8RI) wrote:
>
> That it went away quietly with no fanfare raises questions.  You 
> almost have to go to the pilot groups to find out the real details.  
> "LightSquared ground based transmitters to interfere with GPS" as 
> search criteria did produce results, but much of the drama is no 
> longer there, although I did not follow all of the links.   The "Left 
> Seat" blog should provide some interesting background.
>
> In these instances Industry was anything but proactive.  There will 
> always be companies like LightSquared pushing the limits.
There was actually quite a lot of fanfare, which included its 
bankruptcy. If I've posted correctly the links below are from 2012 to 
July 2015, top to bottom, and the new LightSquared may yet arise from 
its own asshes (sp intentional).

"IMO": One side effect may eventually be the imposition of receiver 
performance standards.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/Horizons/2012/0223/Lightsquared-what-happened-what-s-next-and-why-it-matters
http://www.cnet.com/news/lightsquared-blew-it-and-heres-why/
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/lightsquared-could-get-fcc-approval-use-spectrum-year-end-witness-says/2014-03-20
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LightSquared
http://www.fiercewireless.com/tags/lightsquared

Cortland Richmond
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