Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.17 $; site uiucdcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!irwin From: irwin@uiucdcs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Re: Radio Controlled (anything) discussi Message-ID: <11200031@uiucdcs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Nov-84 13:18:00 EST Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.11200031 Posted: Tue Nov 6 13:18:00 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 9-Nov-84 06:07:37 EST References: <927@opus.UUCP> Lines: 18 Nf-ID: #R:opus:-92700:uiucdcs:11200031:000:1024 Nf-From: uiucdcs!irwin Nov 6 12:18:00 1984 After much discussion about this topic, the conclusion of many is that since the Radio Control Hobby is considered a recreational hobby, one should expect to find it in net.rec and a sub-title called net.rec.rc be generated if the traffic warrants it on a continuing basis. It is true that the R/C hobby started using ham frequencies and hams were the only ones that could run the equipment. That was in the 1930s. There are still frequencies in the 53 MHZ band (6 meter ham band) that are authorized for use by hams that wish to fly R/C. The fact that many new frequencies are available to the R/C community, that are not in the ham bands, and that the majority of the modelers use those and not the ham bands, one can conclude that ham-radio is not the place for the R/C guys. I am a ham (W9LXP) and DO use 6 meters for some of my R/C activity. In spite of this, I feel that net.rec is the place for us (the R/C group at this time). As a ham, and an R/C buff, I would like to see us move it to the net.rec notes system.