[SCCC] Fwd: FCC Removal of HAMS from 3 and 5 GHz

[Marty Woll]

Actually, there are quite a few of us in SCCC who have operated 3 and 5 GHz
(and higher) - those bands were part of producing  a world distance record,
nation-winning scores, all-time contest records and an armful of top-club
gavels for SCCC.  

Many of us involved in public-service organizations such as ARES and ACS are
using, supporting and / or building mesh networks that include 3 and 5 GHz
frequencies not shared with the U-NII spectrum.  

South Orange County (your area, Steve) in particular has already made heavy
use of 3 GHz for its mesh system.  All that will go down the drain if RM
19-348 is adopted as proposed, as will the investments many of us have made
in 3 GHz weak-signal stations.  

Money talks, and 5G marches on, so salvaging anything will be a difficult
fight.  Stay tuned.

Marty N6VI


-----Original Message-----
From: SCCC [mailto:sccc-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Steve
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 5:49 PM
To: sccc at contesting.com
Subject: [SCCC] Fwd: FCC Removal of HAMS from 3 and 5 gHZ

I seriously doubt many of we contesters have ever operated such nose-bleed
frequencies as 3 or 5 GHz.  . . .