Dave Cole (NK7Z/NNN0RDO)
Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:49:48 -0700
Hi, While I enjoy the use of the beacons, (and try and stay away from the freqs), I agree with the last post, the idea of putting them in the middle of the band was not a scaleable, or even a well thought out solution. Unless there has been a rule change, enforcement of this must be on a voluntary basis, period, I saw a post about involving the OOs, and the FCC. Has this frequency been officially allocated? If not, then involving an OO would be real abuse of power, as they are supposed to enforce rules not wishes.
RANT ON: Assuming the rules have not allocated the frequency for beacons, IMHO the entire idea of a "Hall of Shame", goes against the amateur traditions of tolerance... Things happen, people will transmit on the beacon freq, can't be helped, get used to this, and stop publishing "Hall of Shame" like rants. For that is what a "Hall of Shame" list is, a vaguely disguised rant because someone transmitted on a sacred frequency some other folks "believe" they have reserved, and have decided to punish those that don't "believe" by publishing their names in a negative light. For that matter, perhaps the beacons operators should be the first stations on the list for not listening before they transmit, and insisting that they own a frequency to the point they are publishing lists of people they don't like... Now don't get me wrong, I love the beacon system, (use it all the time), and actually believe that it can work as long as folks don't get extreme about things, (like publishing rants because of QRM to the beacons), I avoid the beacon frequencies as much as possible, if however a really rare DX station is on that frequency, I would use it in a moment. The frequency is simply misplaced, pick a new one, then get it to the band edge, and half of your QRM will go away. RANT OFF: Thanks, Dave NK7Z/NNN0RDO http://www.nk7z.net If pigs could vote, the man with the slop bucket would be elected swineherd every time, no matter how much slaughtering he did on the side. --Orson Scott Card -----Original Message----- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dav1dSm1th Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 23:07 To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Re: RTTY Hall of Shame Whilst your list can be construed as informative, contentious, destructive etc etc depending on your point of view, it really highlights the nonsense of trying to maintain a beacon system in the middle of a very active band. Whilst education should work, surely 95% of the problem could have been avoided if the beacons had been located on 14350 or 14000 for instance (plus or minus a bit to avoid being outside the band of course). And logically you are much more likely to avoid inadvertently transmitting on a beacon if you are operating in the same mode as the beacon itself. Putting a CW beacons in the middle of a band plan allocated for data is just asking for trouble. (I know you can operate CW in this section but no one does - especially in the middle of an RTTY contest). And then again - in the middle of a contest do you need beacons to tell you where the propagation is? 73 David A92GE --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "expeditionradio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > RTTY Hall of Shame > > Here is a list of some of the RTTY operators transmitting > on the international IARU beacon frequency 14100.0kHz today. > > 73---Bonnie KQ6XA > > Saturday 23 SEP 2006 > > WM3T/4 (repeat offender) > W4VD (repeat offender) > N6CK > JE2PMC > IW5ABF > IK1ZFO > N6IU > EA1DZL > JA1GHH > DF4ZW > DH3JF > YU7AM > OE9SLH > DD1UN > F5OQL > W5PUF > K0GEO > > The list continues... > Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.8/455 - Release Date: 09/22/06 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.8/455 - Release Date: 09/22/06 Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/