According to Robert Zielfelder, Jr. (N1NUG), efforts are being made to secure the 8-meter band (40 MHz) for amateur radio use.
Robert discusses the issue and shows how you can help bring that band into the ham radio universe for U.S. radio amateurs.
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Here are some comments from Robert (N1NUG):