AT&T High Seas HF R/T service going QRT

[Jeffrey Herman]

On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, Paul Litwinovich wrote:
>I wrote:

> >If there is anything beneficial in these stations (CW and SSB) going
> >QRT, it's that hams might someday be awarded frequencies in the 4, 6,
> >8, 12, 16, and 22 MHz (soon to be former) maritime bands.
> >73, Jeff KH6O


> Fat Chance,  You can bet those freqs will be auctioned and bought by one of
> the communications giants even if they have no use for them. They hold them

Hi Paul,
No HF frequencies have ever been auctioned. HF is becoming a grave
yard. The future of commercial comms is UHF+.

Hams have gained HF spectrum (WARC '79) and an NTIA proposal has us
being awarded even more (I'm looking forward to the 5 MHz sliver).

73, Jeff KH6O

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