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Funding for the enforcement branch of the FCC has been seriously cut in recent years.
by mmagin 10y ago
Funding for the enforcement branch of the FCC has been seriously cut in recent years.
- vvanders 10y agoAh, that would help explain it. Shame though, the number of wireless things is only going to grow. The amount of stuff I pick up just driving around on 2m is pretty incredible.
- wyager 10y agoI just drove 3000 miles listening on 144.39, 146.46, 146.52, 446.0, and all CB frequencies. There's a fair amount of garbage on the calling frequencies, but CB is really bad. I get horrible noise driving past power lines especially. Also, I was surprised with the level of activity on APRS. Lots of tracking and weather data.
- kawfey 10y agoBut to their credit, they're planning on doing a comprehensive study of the RF noise floor. However, they actually have no idea how to do this, and are calling on amateur radio ops and the general public for advice. http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2016/db0615/DA-16-676A1.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2016...
- akira2501 10y ago> Funding for the enforcement branch of the FCC has been seriously cut in recent years. Do you have a source for this? FY2005 FCC spent $41m[1], in FY2009 they spent $46m[2], in FY2014 they spent $44m[3]. The worst you can say is that it has stagnated slightly, but then again, so have total FM/AM license holders and the associated license fees they pay. [1] https://transition.fcc.gov/Reports/fcc2007budget.pdf https://transition.fcc.gov/Reports/fcc2007budget.pdf [2] https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-290641A1.pdf https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-290641A1.p... [3] https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-331817A1.pdf https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-331817A1.p...