[d@DCC] RE: discuss-digest V1 #437

[Kristofer Coward]

On Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 08:17:41PM +0100, M Taylor wrote:
> Given there is a entire community of amateur radio operators
> that focus on low power (less than 1 or 5W) and extremely low
> power (milliwatts) for global communications, the possible spurious
> signals from a modified digital electronics could easily interefere 
> with VHF and UHF communications used by police and search and rescue.

Just as an illustrative example, istr that for marine VHF, 15W is
generally considered to be the "high power" mode of most units. Marine
radio carries many importnt transmissions, like distress calls, notices
to navigation, and negotiations to avoid collision (in which the caller
usually states something which would indicate she[0] has right of way,
and asks if the other vessel notices her). Lives and large amounts of
property can be lost if these transmissions are interfered with.


0) This is not an effort at gender destereotyping; a boat is a she,
regardless of the gender of her skipper :)
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