> When there's no emergency underway, however, the "automatic bands" are > available to all amateur stations, not just unattended stations. Its no more > acceptable for unattended stations to QRM ongoing QSOs in the "automatic > bands" than it is to QRM them anywhere else within the amateur spectrum. > > 73, > > Dave, AA6YQ >
Excuse me for being so dumb, Dave... what is the purpose for allowing "unattended" stations in a specific part of a band if they have to listen to make sure a frequency is clear? I don't "get it". Also, am I wrong in thinking that "unattended versus "automatic" means the same thing? Hmm, in thinking back to the days that all this may have started, packet days, I remember that my TNC would not transmit a packet if the TNC detected another station, it would wait a second or two. is this the difference , that unattended with busy detect is fine ? Andy K3UK
