ORIGINAL: J_R
Personally, I agree that obtaining the 50 frequencies is ancient history. They do not belong to the AMA, nor anyone in particular. What the AMA does now, in an effort to protect those frequencies, for AMA members and non-members, alike, is part of the value of the AMA today. The BPL issue is a good example. Whether the AMA will be successful is another matter. If the AMA is not successful, and the 50 frequencies all become unusable IS an important CURRENT issue. It won’t be just AMA members that lose, it will be all modelers. So… rag on the AMA if you will, but, you darn well better be rooting for the AMA at the same time
I applaud the AMA for their stance on this matter... because we definitely need all the help we can get.
BPL in its current incarnation would be a horrible blow to the airwaves, across many radio services.
However, the AMA is not that big, relatively... and they're not alone. If sweeping changes are made to BPL,
we can all be happy in the knowledge that they "did their part", but they will certainly have accomplished
nothing on their own. The ARRL, and many other organizations, representing some 675,000-680,000 amateur
radio operators, are in on the deal, too. I'm glad for all of them... AMA included. It's going to take everybody.
I just don't want to be hearing, in ten years, how the AMA single-handedly defeated the BPL dragon.
That's all
(Hey, I must not hate them that much... I'm a member, after all)