Marshall, I appreciate your opinion regarding the situation we encountered. Perhaps we should have stood our ground and thrashed the boorish miscreant regarding the value of a woman.
However, not one other person at the meeting even raised an eyebrow. Not even the other ladies.
Given the fact that as a group there was not one person willing to call that individual as out of order, not even the presiding governing body, it was our feeling that this was not the kind of group we wished to be associated with...
Like you, I have been tinkering with radio for many years, since I was 7 years old, Part 15 at 10. I too have been licensed many years; Third Class Operator 1971, a Ham since 1974, Commercial General Radiotelephone since 1986. The b_______s didn't wear me down. My passion for radio is stronger than ever.
Part 15 Rules Revised May 11 to allow Part 15 on "core TV band," Channels 2 - 51, excluding channel 37.
Link
http://www.hallikainen.com/FccRules/2010/15/216/
50 mW maximum power, as expected.
So this FCC revision, that just came into effect
a couple of days ago, is interesting.
I notice they said it might be subject to change,
as the FCC takes another look at wireless mike
operations in general.
Then there is the device that they mention as a
low power auxiliary station. They have to come
up with a final definition for that term and exactly
what it is used for.
It might take a while for this to happen.
I know some people here have said this really
is a no-go for us. I tend to think that they are
correct, but time will tell.
Best Wishes
Bruce, MICRO1690/1700
Way, way back in the beginning of my Part 15
experiments (late 60s, early 70s) I had a REALLY
low power FM oscillator transmitter. I don't
remember what it was. We were really young then,
and I had a good neighbor friend who always had people over
his house, and they listened to my station.
My friend had a really good analog FM receiver, and I remember
that my signal didn't even move his signal strength meter.
His house was only a few hundred feet from mine.
Here's the funny part. I think I was on (get this) 87.1 or
around there. His analog receiver tuned really low, so he
was able to listen to my broadcast.
This little operation (one of many scattered over the years)
was then squashed by my father who thought I had better
things to do. After a few weeks of transmitting on 87.1 MHz,
he gave me "THE LOOK." That was enough for me to turn
it off and take it apart.
Best Wishes
Bruce, MICRO1690/1700