Hi Todd:" If I responded to a CQ. I did not even listen for anyone else nearby. I hear so few calling CQ that I will repond even when not tuned up. sorry. even on 40 I try to stay low, but that gets difficult at times. Bernie----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <[email protected]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 8:24 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] deliberate encroachment
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Dave Mayfield W9WRL <[email protected]> wrote: >> Because, Some guys are rock bound. It is normal operating procedure that >> AM op's take place at 3880, 3885, 3890. No one buys a rock to operated a >> vintage transmitter at 3887. You can say what you want the bottom line >> is this. the net control for the Military net should have done a better >> job, and no one should start a Q on 3887 the middle of the road. To do >> so is just not understanding what your doing. > > Not trying to pick a fight Dave, but I have to agree with Bernie on > this one. Being rockbound is a choice and can be fun, but I'd bet it's > more the exception than the rule. Sometimes the situation dictates > using an odd frequency simply to give another, ongoing QSO enough > space (regardless of mode). Everyone I know who operates with crystal > control also has a VFO option available to use in order to participate > in such conversations. Not only that, I have a lot of odd frequency > crystals in the box here that were ground decades ago. > > Applying channelized thinking to today's bands for fone work is just > too limiting. Right up there with restricting yourself to an imaginary > "AM Window" tiny sliver of space. The same rules apply to frequencies > in use regardless of whether they are even, odd, whole, or round. It's > not like the bands are terribly congested these days. Expecting the > vast majority to restrict their spectrum use to suit the possible few > doesn't make sense either, in my opinion. But it is a hobby, and folks > are free to operate what and how they choose, within the rules. > > Of course, I also heard Bernie respond with an S9+20 signal to a CQ on > 40m a few weeks back 4 kcs away from an ongoing QSO I was in with > several other ops, then complain about the interference we were > causing. Being 40, I chose to give him the benefit of the doubt. (o: > > ~ Todd, KA1KAQ/4 > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Post: [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
