I hear a lot of DXing in the Extra portions of both 80m and 75m CW and SSB sub bands.
On 19 Jan 2006 at 13:58, Jim Wilhite wrote: > I think this may be a bit of over reaction to RM 11305. Look at the number > of signals in the Extra portion of the 80 meter band. You won't find many > down there because operators like to talk to their friends. > > Throughout the country, nets all operate on the General portion to foster > maximum participation. I have never heard a net on the Extra portion. > Operators congregate where their friends are. > > There might be a deviation from that when contests are held, but then we > could just limit the places where the contestants are allowed to operate. > That would be much simpler than restricting the bands into bandwidth > specific modes. > > 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 >
