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<H1>70cm petition is disinformation</H1>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>An e-petition to the Prime Minister’s office, originated
just before the Easter break and entitled <STRONG>'70cmsband'</STRONG>, has
generated what might be described as a <EM>'lemming like'</EM> response from the
amateur radio community, according to a statement issued by the Radio Society of
Great Britain. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The statement, carried on the Society's website,
continues: "Unfortunately, the basis for the petition has no foundation in
truth. <STRONG>The RSGB currently enjoys a good working relationship in
negotiations with both Ofcom and the Ministry of Defence, where 70cms and other
shared bands are concerned. This type of disinformation could undermine the
relationship.</STRONG> </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>"<STRONG>A concern to both the amateur radio services and
the MoD is the growing proliferation of Short Range Devices (SRDs) that are
operating in the 70cm band and raising the noise floor. A recent trial
that used 433MHz channels as inputs for D-Star equipment tests proved to be
unsuccessful due to the high noise floor.</STRONG> </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>"<STRONG>According to an EU Directive the official SRD
sub-band within 70cms is 433.05-434.79 MHz using a maximum of 10mW ERP.
This includes handheld Low Power Devices (LPDs) permitted to use FM voice
on channels that include a number of repeater inputs</STRONG>. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG><FONT size=4>"The RSGB would advise members and
non-members to check the facts with the RSGB, your national society, before
adding your name to such petitions. This could avoid any
embarrassment."</FONT></STRONG> </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Fonte: </FONT><A href="http://www.rsgb.org/"
target=_blank><FONT face=Verdana>RSGB</FONT></A><BR></P></BODY></HTML>