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xkcd #3307: Spectrum Allocation

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Rumor has it that they're finally auctioning off the zeppelin navigation bands, but everyone is worried that the scary boat captains will express interest.

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[–] BevsDad@lemmy.ca 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

All I have to say is that the boat captains really do need all that space.

Because half of it is taken up by drunk guys sitting on their PTT button while the other half is the coast guard telling someone to head over to channel 22/24.

All we have left is channel 69 these days.