the 70cm or 440 Ham band is used largely in our vehicles and is the most popular in our area in Southern California Inland Empire. I have a $140 dedicated antenna on my tower pointing toward the best repeater in the valley. I also have one on my car and a half-dozen "HT's" or Handy Talkies (Walky Talky) a nearly $1,000 investment PLUS radios for my home station and car. Sadly, our frequencies are becoming smaller all the time. Many are already shared and WE have to relinquishing use. In the late 1950's, I believe, a large segment of our 10 meter band was taken away and given over for CB or Citizen Band use. Boy was THAT a disaster! It's turned into the most vulgar language set of frequencies ever since 1977 were no longer required. What a shame. We have a very expensive hobby with a lot of time and money involved Be shame to lose such an important part of it. Please let us keep our 70cm band as it's critical in emergencies! Thanks!
Bertrand Trottier
Proceeding 25-201 — February 03, 2026
This is a comment from an amateur radio operator opposing potential spectrum reallocation that would affect the 70cm (440 MHz) ham band, citing concerns about protecting this frequency for emergency communications and the significant investment amateur radio operators have made in equipment. The filer is requesting that the FCC preserve the 70cm band for ham radio use rather than allocating it to other services like AST SpaceMobile's proposed satellite operations.