Yes, Ed, Derek Jeter is from Kalamazoo! Paul Harvey and Tom Snyder
started their careers here, too. I found the NXTL story very
interesting to say the least. Here was basically a taxi-cab
dispatch company that had suddenly won the right to use their
radio spectrum (which was adjacent to the cellular spectum) for
cellular. They lobbied successfully, citing dropped calls and
other customer complaints. The cellular bands, especially in
big cities like New York, were overcrowded and very inefficient.
"Enhanced" SMR would eventually be a beautiful radio system that
would help people communicate in a new, enhanced way. And that's
why this forum is light years more interesting than the Airtouch
board (a company I invested in, later, with less exposure).
Thank you all for such a nice, warm welcome.
All The Best,
MV BABER--who loved walkie talkies as a kid!!! |
