Comments on: As the dust settles on Bill 118

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 23 May 2010 07:50:24 +0000

Under bill 118 regulation CB radios hard wired into a motor vehicle are exempt…. is a ham radio or 2way radio bolted on a mount in a motor vehicle and hard wired performing a different task? i do not think so.

Peter

By: richard appleyard

richard appleyard — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:16:07 +0000

if radio amateurs of canada is not going to defend mobile operations then why bother having a canadian national club maybe we should requeasting the arrl to step in and assist but then again the arrl first line of responsibilty is towards our american brothers and sister hams. sort of being left out in left field as they say and left to drive. sorry rac but we hams need someone with backbone to standup to all levels of government.

By: David VE3UZ

David VE3UZ — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:23:46 +0000

To: Peter VE3HG,
cc: all

Let me say Peter, you have done an excellent job with the Bill 118 actions. Congratulations and a big thank you for your efforts. As you point out, it’s not the end of mobile Amateur Radio. A couple suggestions include using a throat mic, or a boom mic, both of which are already on the market. There is still a possibility for reconsideration, but I don’t believe Big Brother will change.

David VE3UZ

By: Brian Dixon

Brian Dixon — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:57:54 +0000

I’d be willing to help. I’m sure there must be others who are concerned as well.

The comments regarding the commercial users is interesting. I wonder if commercial radios would still be ‘certified’ or ‘type approved’ if modified for ‘hands free’. And who would be authorized to make the changes. Seems to me that deviation/modulation could be altered considerably causing all sorts of problems. Let’s see…maybe $200 for the ‘hands free’ thingy…then perhaps another $250 + for an authorized person to make the modification. Close to $500 or more for every taxi cab, trucker etc.
And of course Industry Canada would have to approve of any ‘attatchments’ or changes to an already ‘type approved’ commercial radio. And how long will it take to get all THAT done?

I wonder if the +*&^&%$ people at MTO have thought about this.

Still no reply from my MPP or from the Minister of Industry Canada.