steve@bambi.UUCP (Steve Miller) (03/25/86)
> > So no matter what else is said, it's pretty clear that the vast majority > of those MDS receivers were people receiving the progamming without > subscribing. > I'm sure that's true, but the rights of those whose dishes weren't used for pirating programs are what's at stake. Back in the 70's, when CB radio was at its peak, many unethical CB hobbyists discovered that an amateur radio linear amplifier designed to operate on the 10 meter band would work on 11 meters as well. This made it easy for unscrupulous CB operators to run 1000 watt stations (the limit is five). Amateur operation on 10 meters at 1000 watts is legal. But... the law was changed to make it illegal to sell any kind of amplifier that could be used on 11 meters. Consequently, amplifiers that allowed 10 meter operation were withdrawn from the market. Whose interests were served? -Steve Miller WA4LDA ihnp4!bambi!steve