Unfortunately, this is too common. I recently heard two of the AM regulars in TX on 3880 switch to lsb while one was diagnosing a phasing audio issue. (Probably a CE rig) Their discussion was technically very interesting. After about 5 minutes, another AM regular started calling cq on AM, on top of the first two, while complaining about AM'ers being on ssb "in the window". Another AM regular joined in on the "complaint".
The two guys working on the audio problem switched back to AM and one of them apologized for their transgression. The other left. The conversation then went to on what they were eating and had done that day. :/ I'm sorry. Trying to impose this "AM only in window, SSB only outside the window" on others is arrogant and misguided. Like others have said, use common sense and courtesy. Be aware of our transmitted bandwidth in relation to *existing* qso's around us. Use all the band resources we have available or the FCC may someday agree with those who dislike AM, that we don't really need them. I've really been enjoying working folks down south on 3705, N.E. on 3715, 3725 and everywhere else lately. Seems like the activity is picking up again after the rush of the band expansion. Looking forward to hearing more signals there as the band quiets down this winter. --- Thanks to all the men and women who were killed. maimed, lost family members and friends and made untold sacrifices for the Freedom and prosperity we enjoy today. 73' & Happy Thanksgiving, Kent/KX5KW On Thursday 22 November 2007 11:29:28 am D. Chester wrote: > I have observed that AM operators can be just as culpable as SSB > operators when it comes to claiming "ownership" of certain > frequencies. I have heard SSB QSO's start up somewhere within the > Ghetto while there was no-one using the frequency, and AM'ers > actually break into the QSO and advise the offending stations to > QSY because they in the "AM Window". To me, that's no different > from the 3892 and 3878 groups or the macaroni net claiming > ownership of the frequencies they use. Also, I have heard AM > operators admit over the air that they knowingly started up only a > couple of kc/s away from an ongoing "slopbucket" QSO. When we > conduct ourselves over the air in that manner, we are doing exactly > the same thing that we complain about the slopbuckets doing. > ... ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
