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From: strohm@mksol.dseg.ti.com (john r strohm)
Subject: Re: RC motor control
Message-ID: <1994May9.174934.6477@mksol.dseg.ti.com>
Organization: Texas Instruments, Inc
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Date: Mon, 9 May 1994 17:49:34 GMT
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In article <2qjiv9$a5v@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> cburian@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Christopher J Burian) writes:
>mlankhei@mercury.sfsu.edu (JO MAMMA) writes:
>]I know there are hams out there who are into RC and operate their
>]models in the 6 meter band, so if thats you, let me know how to get
>]started !!! Thanks for any help.
>
>I think it's illegal to control RC on any but the allowed bands.  Perhaps
>that's different for licensed amateurs, or maybe they were doing telemetry
>on 6m.

Radio control is authorized for licensed amateur radio operators, on six
meters (50-54 MHz), and I believe on other amateur frequencies.  THe catch
is that you MUST be a licensed amateur radio operator to use the ham
frequencies.

If you do not hold a current ham license, then you do airplanes on 72 MHz
and surface things on 75 MHz.  There is a little bit of really cheap activity
on 27 MHz, but do you REALLY want to share spectrum with the CBers?

>
>Chris Burian


