DANNY DOUGLAS wrote: > Bonnie, sitting on the side, I see both sides of this. You, on one hand, > always appear to be pushing expansion of new modes > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: expeditionradio
>> If you are really concerned about lids on HF, start with the #1 primary >> source of QRM: contesters. I'm no fan of the way in which many contest stations seem to use, and abuse, the band plans, but neither am I a fan of digital modes that, maybe unintentionally at times, trample upon other legitimate users of the bands either... Unfortunately, legislating against either abuse is both unlikely to work and probably impossible to implement. Personally, I would like the organisers of the various contests to enforce their own rules against persistent offenders. However, experience over many years suggests that they either will not, or dare not, do this, which begs the question "why have the rules?" I would prefer that the DX community did not trample on top of people at times, and listen before they transmitted and I would like the Band Police to not transmit over the top of what they think should, or should not, be done on a frequency. I would also like the ALE and digital community to recognise that they share the bands with everyone else and are not immune from the 'listen before use' rule either. However, these are just my 'would like to have' and are obviously not shared by the majority, as they do not happen. Dave (G0DJA)
