ORIGINAL: cj_rumley
ORIGINAL: Sport_Pilot
ORIGINAL: sheograth
How about we leave issues regarding airwaves to the FCC, and go out and enjoy flying planes or something, what a concept.
If we had done that in the 70's there would be no R/C today except for a few small toys.
Maybe not for you, but..........
I would have been flying with a Technician Class operators license on a ham band above 30 MHz, just as Ihave been while using a license free part of the spectrum at 72 MHz that is designated for R/C use (among other purposes). Lot's of other folks did (and do) just to avoid shoot-downs by other modelers on 72 MHz or standing in line for a frequency pin.
Well you would have had only a few flyers and probably no club, because only a few would be able to use the ham band. And I am thinking the AMA had some input on the ham band as well.