Wow... expect grown educated men to act civil. What was I thinking?
--- peter markavage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jim wrote: "Since CW & digital modes are acceptable > on all parts of the > band, why can't phone modes be acceptable on all > parts of the band? The > greatest risk we run is reducing QRM in the phone > portion." > > Cause they're wider, and with RM-11305, there are no > bounds to > "wideness". If you think you have QRM now, can you > picture in the future, > AM, SSB, FM, CW, digital voice/data/multimedia, > SSTV, maybe even a form > of ATV, etc. all trying to operate adjacent to each > other on the bands. > > :"would make more of us gentlemen" - I guess by > osmosis. I see no other > way it could happen. Of course then, why doesn't it > currently happen on > the bands today. Why would any mode, any bandwidth, > anywhere, all of a > sudden, make amateurs nicer than they are today?? > > :"Mode or bandwidth restrictions simply promote > special interest groups" > - AM, SSB, CW, digital, SSTV, etc. etc. operations > are all special > interest groups that form the backbone of the > amateur radio service. Some > are just larger than others. > > Pete, > > On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:58:47 -0600 "Jim Wilhite" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > > Since CW & digital modes are acceptable on all > parts of the band, why > can't phone modes be acceptable on all parts of the > band? The greatest > > risk we run is reducing QRM in the phone portion. > I believe that would > make more of us gentlemen. Despite what some think, > most amateurs are > > considerate of others, RM 11305 would give us > extra space to do that. > Mode or bandwidth restrictions simply promote > special interest groups > against the majority of us who choose not to use > digital or CW as a mode > of operation. > > > > 73 Jim > > W5JO > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With no legal rules holding a band together, > RM-11305 actually > > encourages > > > "bad boy", "animalistic", and "maverick" type > behavior. The only > > legal > > > rules are license class and band edges. Starting > up an 20 KHz wide > > FM QSO > > > on 7010, while maybe not considerate operating > procedure (based on > > some > > > defining mind set), will not be illegal. The > best you can do is > > wave a > > > "Shame on you" finger at them. > > > > > > If you haven't read W3MIV's comments on > RM-11305, I would suggest > > that > > > you do. Albert paints a very good picture on > where this proposal > > would > > > lead us. Amateur radio service and "jungle law" > come together. > > > http://www.w3miv.us/bandwidth_2.html > > > > > > Pete, wa2cwa > > > > > > On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:36:47 -0500 "W1EOF" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > writes: > > >> > > >> There is a difference between LEGAL and > considerate Don. There > > are > > >> many > > >> activities > > >> that I COULD legally participate in I don't. > Because it would be > > >> inconsiderate and rude. > > >> I would be ashamed of myself to win points in a > contest while I > > >> stepped all > > >> over my > > >> fellow hams enjoyment of the hobby. > > >> > > >> I guess that's my point exactly and why I find > myself in a > > quandry > > >> about > > >> RM-11305. In > > >> theory it sounds good but I wonder how many > hams will take the > > >> attitude > > >> "It's perfectly > > >> legal for me operate SSB on 7002, so I > will."??? > > >> > > >> 73, > > >> > > >> Mark W1EOF > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net > AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul > Courson/wa3vjb > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
