For many years, I have advocated a tiny amateur allocation around 40.680MHz primarily for radio science research. Here in the UK, the RSGB seems dead set against this, whereas in some countries an allocation has been made.
Frankly, I think the RSGB's position is stupid.
Surely the main purpose of amateur radio is research and self training. In the UK, if we want do research at 8m it costs us £50 annually unless we keep to ISM powers (10mW ERP).
The latest excuse is space radar to help investigate climate change, yet the latest WARC says:
"that spaceborne radars are intended to be operated only in either uninhabited or sparsely populated areas of the globe, with particular focus on deserts and polar ice fields, and only at night-time from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. locally."
Surely the RSGB could put a good case to OFCOM for a few kHz in the ISM 8m band, NoV, limited power and modes, by application only, no-interference...
Is this likely? Probably not.
Instead we can go on 80m with 1kW, with commercial gear to talk about gardening. Am I annoyed? Yes.
RSGB - wake up!!
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