8m IO group

For a couple of months the 8m IO group has had no posts, suggesting that interest in this band is falling. Falling sunspot numbers mean propagation research is less valuable?

I found it sad that so many PTTs were unable to see the genuine contribution radio amateurs could have made, especially around sunspot maximum. 

Just a band 5kHz wide, digital only, low power, for a limited time only, by application only, was all that radio amateurs needed for serious experimental work. 

Instead, every excuse possible was used to stop this. A very tiny amateur allocation at 8m seems very unlikely sadly.

Overall, I am left with a bitter taste.