Bruce, I think it would be premature to think in terms of opening dates because we're still just at the proposal stage. We have to get through public comments, Report and Order, etc. Having said that, once (and if) we get through all that I see no reason why the allocations shouldn't be available quickly. 73, Dave HB9/K1ZZ P.S. Yesterday I visited the amateur radio exhibit, HB98O, at the Swiss Museum of Transportation and Communication in Lucerne. The touch-screen explanation of what amateur radio is all about includes your smiling face, the same photo that's used on the ARRL Web site! -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Frahm K0BJ To: arrl-odv@p1k.arrl.org Sent: 5/10/2002 04:58 PM Subject: [ARRL-ODV:7190] Re: Very good news Chris (or anybody), Do we have a feel yet for likely opening dates for these bands? FB! Bruce