MURS frequency - update deferred for usage in Canada (garmin Astro)

[Sharon]

Thanks for the info but what is the dif from the 220 to the 330 I run a beagle and love the unit.And if there is any letter I could send could someone help me out with it.I have dyslexia and have trouble with letters
Thanks for the help and making fun of me over the years on this form.But this is something I would like to see everyone be able to use for all the great hunting dogs we love

Now that is sad and makes me mad. I taught folks with a learning disability for 40 years. Start over here. I've got your back.

You're too far from me to help with the numbers, but I know a guy not as far as me away from you, who would be glad to help. Glad to send his phone number.

[Sweetdaddy]

That would be great I think the collars are a great tool for hounds or for any dog that is in the bush

[Sharon]

PM sent

[Snowwalker]

Just to let you guys( and the ladies ) know it's not the MP's the made the rules on which frequencies may or may not be used in Canada, that is set out by INDUSTRY CANADA( IC ). So write your MP's but remember they can only lobby on your behalf to Industry Canada.
There is a real mess in the 30Mhz to 10Ghz range right now because EVERYBODY wants a piece of it. It is not that IC enjoys not letting you use your collars, but that you as the owners of the collars are competing against players with very deep pockets and full time lobbyists on the payroll. If it comes down to letting GPS collars use a range of Frequencies for free or a someone paying millions for the rights. Well you can guess.

So write but remember they can ONLY LOBBY for you, they can not change anything in the house. The real power is at the INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION, which is a department of the UNITED NATIONS.

This is not to discourage you from writing, in fact I encourage you to write, just don't blame the MP's if nothing changes over night.

[Sharon]

Thanks for the good info.

[Snowwalker]

Thanks for the good info.

I can only try to explain things. I am sure some owners of the collars and members here may think I am against them being allowed to use the collars, but that is wrong.

Being an Amateur radio Operator is a strange thing if you think about it this way. We have access to more Spectrum then any Government agency, Businesses, and the Military combined, My license is issued by Industry Canada only because they have been given the authority to manage and issue it by the ITU. When the ITU meets ( which is once every four years), Amateur Radio is the ONLY NON-Government or Military Group that has Representatives at the Convention. Training and testing is done by licenced Amateur Operators, and is designed to create a pool of Qualified operator through training, and self study.

My license allows me to operate in most countries of the world, use equipment that is designed and build by Companies all over the world, or by me in the basement (Advanced License). I use a GPS unit built by an Italian Company that makes Equipment for Military use, and is designed to interfaces with my Japanese radio.

My Wife has a University BSc in Science and Diploma in Medical Radiation Sciences, and studied Electronics as part of her Degree and Diploma. When she began studying to get her License she struggled with the Material because it was more in depth then she had taken in school. She is doing great by the way and now holds a Basic with Honours. I am so proud of her.

With all that most people in the public have no idea what an Amateur Radio Operator is, and the knowledge base they have.
Many times when talking to people about radios and electronics I feel like I am trying to explain Advanced Calculus to a third grade Math student.