Bob et all, One of the issues concerns band plans. The ARRL proposed a 160 meter bandplan a few years ago which included 1800-1810 kc for digital modes. Just a few nights ago W3UR Bernie McClenny who has the "How's DX" column in QST appointed himself ARRL band policeman by complaining on the OH2AQ DX spot that U.S. hams were violating the ARRL band plan, which says no SSB operation below 1843 kc. There were hams working SSB DX on 1840 kc during the best band opening on 160 meters since the bottom of cycle 22 more than ten years ago.
But now the ARRL has decided to violate their own plan by QSYing to 1807.500 kc. While at the same time they propose to use band plans to control the madness and mayhem that will occur if their segregation by bandwidth proposal is accepted by the FCC. It's hypocricy period. --... ...--, Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF Lakeland, FL, USA Grid Square EL97AW [EMAIL PROTECTED] KN4LF Amateur & SWL Radio History: http://www.kn4lf.com KN4LF 160 Meter Propagation Theory Notes: http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf8.htm guess the problem is that there are so many facets of HAM radio that just about any transmission by some is QRM to somone else. My experience is that there is no benefit in HAM radio to declarations that someone elses transmissions are not useful and are QRM. Better to live-and-let-live. Some people think DX is an absolute waste of RF, others think rag chewing is a waste of time. Some think nets are a waste, etc. So my only point was that in HAM radio usually nothing is accomplished by trying to declare some other operation as useless. There is always someone who likes it. Glad to hear the band is being used by so many... that it is an issue. Bob _______________________________________________ Keep in mind that only registered email addresses can post in the list. Psk31 WWW Site at http://aintel.bi.ehu.es/psk31.html Psk31 list info at: http://aintel.bi.ehu.es/mailman/listinfo/psk31 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.0/269 - Release Date: 2/24/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.0/269 - Release Date: 2/24/2006 Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
