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by teeray 1175 days ago
Think less about the preservation of AM and more about the preservation of amateur radio in vehicles. The same EMI effects also make it difficult to operate HF in an electric vehicle. “So what? I’m not a ham and don’t care to be.” Well, consider that it’s the largest allocation of spectrum available for public use—the rest is commercial, government, and public safety. It’s an invisible National Park (international, really) that corporate entities either don’t care about or want to use for their own purposes.
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Indeed, my son is studying for his tech license right now; he made several contacts with my dad when we last visited and caught the bug from him (I guess it skipped a generation).
> an invisible National Park

That is a great line. Did you coin it?

Thanks :) I actually did come up with it for this comment, but I’m definitely using it again in the future!