jose alberto nieto ros wrote: > I think this is a lot easier. If you see a channel is occupied by Olivia, go > to another channel. And if you see that a channel is occuped by ROS and want > to transmit with OLIVIA, do the same. > > What i cannot say is "The 20-meters band is only mine".
That has always been true Jose. Unfortunately, some people think that they either have 'the right of might' or 'previous occupancy' rights on a frequency. The right of might involves using high power and big antennas and, I think, comes from SSB and CW on the 'DX' bands. (Here I speak as an enthusiast for CW as well as data modes, but not for imposing your own will in either case) Previous occupancy now seems to come from various other modes. As if "we were here first" was an argument for excluding other people who have the same rights to use the bands that they have. 'They' might say that 'We' are interfering with them, but equally 'We' might say that 'They' are interfering with us. After all, no one owns the bands. Dave (G0DJA)
