amateur vs business radio range/distance

Mike_Shearer · September 18, 2007, 12:50pm

As I have stated in the past:

Licensing Issue:
Radio station licensing goes back many years even before the FCC was created.

Most everyone has figured out by now that there is no spectrum enforcement nor has the F.C.C ever been authorized to enforce any rules that they made AND admittedly have no records of. (that is the responsibility of another government agency) unless interference was the primary subject matter.

Because energy knows no boundaries interstate commerce issues would be more of a concern then having a license do to the fact that the transmitted energy would be in nature crossing borders.

In the beginning of radio so much interference was generated between broadcasters that it became apparent that some standards agreed on was needed to be set by some sort of a non biased regulatory third party.
The Federal Radio and Communications Commission was created to set our standards, license and channelize our broadcasters.

No one should be allowed spectrum access unless they have some idea how to use the radio equipment and understand that they are responsible for their actions.

Ignorance of acceptable set standards is no excuse and improper operating practices would also be interfering with the normal access of others and potentially endangering lives and property.

Although licensing creates an artificial barrier to most spectrum access it does serve several worthwhile purposes.

As R.F output power goes up the responsibility for and consequences of improper operation of a radio system increase regardless if it is licensed or not.