{"id":38379,"date":"2019-07-03T06:22:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T10:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=38379"},"modified":"2019-07-03T06:22:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T10:22:40","slug":"no-strong-opposition-to-144-146-mhz-reallocation-proposal-at-cept-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/no-strong-opposition-to-144-146-mhz-reallocation-proposal-at-cept-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"“No Strong Opposition to 144 \u2013 146 MHz Reallocation Proposal at CEPT Meeting”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Paul, who shares the following links and notes:<\/p>\n

No Strong Opposition to 144 \u2013 146 MHz Reallocation Proposal at CEPT Meeting
\nhttp:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/no-strong-opposition-to-144-146-mhz-reallocation-proposal-at-cept-meeting<\/a><\/p>\n

This appears to be pushed through by France at the behest of Thales, a large and diverse manufacturer of civilian and military tech that, among other things, builds UAVs and aeronautical communication equipment. This portion of the band is allocated globally to amateur radio, and is not assigned to any commercial or (formal) public safety use. This likely makes it a valuable and easy target for reallocation for an entity wishing to operate on it globally.
\nhttps:\/\/www.f4fxl.org\/update-on-the-threats-on-2m-amateur-band\/<\/a><\/p>\n

In the UK, the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) is leading the charge to stop this in Europe:
\nhttps:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/rsgb-stop-the-2-meter-band-144-146mhz-being-taken-away-from-radio-amateurs<\/a><\/p>\n

The loss of this band would really hurt ham radio. The cheap Baofeng VHF radios that use this band are probably second only to the RTL-SDR for enticing people into the radio hobby.
\nUse of this band is not limited to amateur radio novices who are new to the hobby; during emergency\/disaster relief, the 2m VHF amateur bands are the among the most used bands due to how inexpensive the radios are. By creating an ad-hoc network used as a failsafe when cell towers and internet services could be offline for an indefinite period of time, civilians are able to save lives when police and and EMS are allocated at their capacity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks for sharing this, Paul. It seems this issue has gotten the attention of all of the major amateur radio associations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul, who shares the following links and notes: No Strong Opposition to 144 \u2013 146 MHz Reallocation Proposal at CEPT Meeting http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/no-strong-opposition-to-144-146-mhz-reallocation-proposal-at-cept-meeting This appears to be pushed through by France at the behest of Thales, a large and diverse manufacturer of civilian and military tech that, among other things, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[545,3],"tags":[7874,7875,7876],"class_list":["post-38379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-news","tag-2-meter-band","tag-2-meters","tag-cept"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-9Z1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50443,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/guest-post-citizens-band-fm-mode-is-long-overdue\/","url_meta":{"origin":38379,"position":0},"title":"Guest Post: Citizens Band FM mode is long overdue","author":"Thomas","date":"October 5, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Peter Laws, who shares the following guest post: Adding FM as an allowable mode on CB seems long overdue by Peter Laws The FCC's recent action to add FM as an allowable mode on CB seems long overdue.\u00a0 See the final rule as published\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "CB"","block_context":{"text":"CB","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/cb\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cobra-29-LX-Max-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cobra-29-LX-Max-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cobra-29-LX-Max-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52237,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/radio-waves-station-of-national-resistance-cept-suspends-russia-belarus-abc-pacific-expansion-live-ukraine-news-stream-and-mali-bans-french-radio-tv\/","url_meta":{"origin":38379,"position":1},"title":"Radio Waves: Station of National Resistance, CEPT Suspends Russia\/Belarus, ABC Pacific Expansion, Live Ukraine News Stream, and Mali Bans French Radio & TV","author":"Thomas","date":"March 22, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0readers.\u00a0 To that end:\u00a0Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s Radio Waves, a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AM-Tower-Blue-WHKY-e1556017280857.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AM-Tower-Blue-WHKY-e1556017280857.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AM-Tower-Blue-WHKY-e1556017280857.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AM-Tower-Blue-WHKY-e1556017280857.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":50856,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/guest-post-peter-discovers-the-first-fm-capable-cb-radio-for-the-us-market\/","url_meta":{"origin":38379,"position":2},"title":"Guest Post: Peter discovers the first FM-capable CB radio for the US market","author":"Thomas","date":"November 13, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Peter Laws, who shares the following guest post: Thomas is Famous! 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