Bruce, >We have had PSK and RTTY and APRS users for DECADES >and because they take up similar space they do not >cause a problem AND they have place themselves AWAY >from most other users .....
This is what bandplanning, gentlemen's agreements, and cooperation give us. Your example shows how a 32 Hz mode is living amongst 3 kHz and 16 KHz modes. >however you know unlike >the 5 watt comments What we see on 6 is the HIGH power >boys crawl out of the woodwork at the slightest band >opening NOW .... take 500 100 kHz wide 1KW signals mix >them and add in how intense skip at 50 MHz can be and >it will sound like Cb ....... What if we said: take 2500 20 kHz wide 1KW signals mix them and add in how intense skip at 50 MHz can be and it will sound like Cb? >Last year i sent out over 300 QSL cards on 6 SSB alone >also a smaller number on 52.525 FM and a handful on >50.4 AM I have PSK-31 but at this time it is not >working correctly but one opening MANY psk-31 stations >were on 6 along with the CW/SSB/AM and FM guys. I have worked 6 on PSK31. It is quite fun. >IF the ARRL had restricted it to ABOVE 50.5 and BELOW >51.5 Most of us could live with it because that part >of the band is VERY lightly used and far enough away >from weak signal users that it would not be likely to >cause problems . This can be done with bandplanning. We cannot assume that the folks who would choose to run 100kHz signals are unlawful or uncooperative types. >This is NOT a digital must be stopped thing but a >digital needs to be able to live with all the other >modes ..... Agreed, and we must have faith in our fellow ham. >I must remind you only the good die young ..... >And I'm not known for being good ..... Excellent! 73, Mark N5RFX
