From: enders@bolshoi.cc.misu.NoDak.edu (Todd Enders)
Subject: Re: What we used to have...(long)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 18:10:29 GMT
Reply-To: enders@bolshoi.uucp
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network


     As a baseline, here's a copy of the amateur regulations as of 1929:

          Revised U. S. Amateur Regulations
          Superceeding Those Dated September 1, 1928

     An amateur station is a station operated by a person interested in radio
technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest.  Amateur
licenses will not be issued to stations of other classes.

     Amateur radio stations are authorized for communications only with
similarly licensed stations, except as indicated below, and on wave lengths
or frequencies within the following bands:

          Kilocycles                        Meters

     401,000 to 400,000                 0.7481 to   0.7500
      60,000 to  56,000                 5.00   to   5.36
      30,000 to  28,000                10.00   to  10.71
      14,400 to  14,000                20.83   to  21.43
       7,300 to   7,000                41.1    to  42.86
       4,000 to   3,500                75.0    to  85.7
       2,000 to   1,715               150.0    to 175.0

and at all times unless interference is caused with other radio services, in
which event a silent period must be observed between the hours of 8 p.m. and 
10.30 p.m., local time, and on Sundays during local church services.

     Amateur radio telephone operations will be permitted only in the following
bands:

         Kilocycles                        Meters
      
      60,000 to 56,000                   5.00  to   5.36
       3,550 to  3,500                  84.50  to  85.70
       2,000 to  1,715                 150.00  to 175.00

     Amateur television and operation of picture transmission apparatus will be
permitted only in the following bands:

         Kilocycles                        Meters

      60,000 to 56,000                   5.00  to   5.36
       2,000 to  1,715                 150.00  to 175.00

     Spark transmitters will not be authorized for amateur use.

     Amateur stations must use circuits loosely coupled to the radiating system
or devices that will produce equivalent effects to minimize key impacts,
harmonics, and plate supply modulations.  Conductive coupling, even though
loose, wil NOT be permitted, but this restriction shall not apply against the
employment of transmission line feeder systems to Herzian antennae.

     Amateur stations are not permitted to communicate with commercial or
Government stations unless authorized by the licensing authority except in an
emergency or for testing purposes.  This restriction does not apply to
communications with small pleasure craft such as yachts and motor boats holding
limited commercial station licenses which may have difficulty in establishing
communication with commercial or Government stations.

     Amateur stations are not authorized to broadcast news, music, lectures,
sermons, or any form of entertainment, OR TO CONDUCT ANY FORM OF COMMERCIAL
CORRESPONDENCE.

     No person shall operate an amateur station except under and in accordance
with an operator's license issued to him by the Secretary of Commerce.

January 1, 1929

(signed)

W. D. Terrell
Chief, Radio Division.

     As to what we've lost over the years, 400-401 MHz, 56-60 MHz, 29.7-30 MHz,
26.95-27.2 MHz, 1.715-1.8 MHz, 21,000-21,250 MHz, 220-222 MHz, 1215-1240 MHz,
etc., etc.  Remember, once we had everything below 200 meters (above 1.5 MHz)
so, yes, I'd say we've lost quite a bit.

Todd
WD0BCI