Because we forget that WinLink PMBOs have permanent ownership of
whatever frequencies they choose. Fortunately we now have the world
wide web where such permanent allocations can be published, leaving
no excuse for the ignorant keyboard-to-keyboard operator to
unwittingly wander onto one of those 5-lane interstates owned by
WinLink. At the rate they're paving over what's left of the 80m data
band, the rules will be very easy to remember: no keyboard-to-
keyboard operation on 80m.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
--- In [email protected], John Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Ok playing Devil's Advocate here.
> why in the world would the PSK pick 070 any knowing that
> has was used for years and years for the auto pactor station
> It's like play tag in a 5 lane interstate.
>
> This one I'll never understand.
>
>
> At 07:49 PM 3/8/2007, you wrote:
> >The above is the best example of turning the facts on their head,
180
> >degrees around, that I have heard in some time. The fact is, the
> >automated Pactor stations are the ones who have consistently
refused to
> >operate in their own subband, and have instead insisted on sharing
all
> >of the freqs generally used (first!) by the keyboard-to-keyboard
modes.
> >If the Pactor stations had been willing to stay up in the old
Packet
> >segment, no one would go up there and they would probably have it
all to
> >themselves. But no, they have always insisted on also working
down
> >around 7070 and 14070 for example, to our infinite harm.
> >
> >de Roger W6VZV
>