On Sat, 24 May 2008 20:33:38 -0700, "Ron D'Eau Claire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>True, Brian. > >A few years ago a buddy and I were chatting on the air with our K2s >comparing the performance of the filters. As part of our testing we made >sure we had no adjacent frequency signals and then switched sidebands back >and forth to see how the rigs sounded. > >A guy broke into our QSO berating us for transmitting on an "illegal" >sideband for that band. > >I think Ian may have touched on the source of his misunderstanding about the >IARU adopting the current sequence of sidebands used. I don't know if other >countries have rules about that, but the USA does not. > >But the breaker on our frequency wasn't hearing that. He KNEW we were the >scum of the bands for our continued illegal act ivies and was quick to point >that out! His position was that if what we were doing was not illegal yet, >it should be. > >My concern here is that as the Ham bands become more and more populated with >non-technical "operators", no matter how skilled at operating they might be, >many will tend to want to legislate more and more uniformity in Ham >operations. That can quickly get in the way of free-ranging experimentation, >simply playing with old or unusual modes of communications or doing >anything they don't agree supports their personal goals. > >We need room for both as we always have: those for whom their goal in the >hobby is to be the best possible "operator", based on their DX, contest >scores or their participation in public service activities, and those for >whom the hobby is a venue for experimentation and tinkering with equipment. > >We Amateur Radio Operators have contributed greatly in both arenas over the >years. I hope we will continue to do so. But it requires the freedom for >some Hams to do something many others think is absurd, obviously useless and >wasteful of spectrum space while the experimenters take care not to abuse >their privileges within the rules. > >Of course there will always be those who believe the others should be shut >down. > >It's up to the rest of us to keep both camps relaxed and tolerant as much as >we can. > >Ron AC7AC > [snip] Ron, When someone tells you are using the wrong sideband, just say that you are trying to be diverse by giving each sideband their fair share of use/implementation ;O) Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" An excerpt from a letter written in 1755 from the Assembly to the Governor of Pennsylvania. Support the entire Constitution, not just the parts you like. http://www.n5ge.com http://www.eQSL.cc/Member.cfm?N5GE _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
