[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Nineteen days till the perceived "amateur radio shakeup". I bet there > will be fireworks to commemorate the occasion.
Don't be silly, Pete. There will be no "shakeup" simply because a small group wrote a bandplan in secret. The trouble comes later, as that plan begins to cause stress among amateurs over who is "following the bandplan" or not. There have already been on-air threats of violence made against AMers in relation to the new bandplan. It will also be a point of stress for hi-fi SSB stations, users of vintage gear of all kinds, and various digital mode users. Later still, the IARU bandplan will be held up as an example for other band-planners, such as the ARRL. And later still, there will be a move to make it part of the FCC rules. As my grandfather used to say, "Mark my words..." Steve WD8DAS ************************************** See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) ______________________________________________________________ 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.
