Local Band plans are fine except when skip opens up on 6 meters and nobody can win or utilize an interference fight. Look to see how many domestic users are left in low band vhf in relation to say 30 years ago.
Unless the sunspot cycles have stopped (which according to the ARRL they may have ;-) non standard plans on low vhf frequencies are a design for trouble at least once every 11 years or so. I know, use PL/DPL...that will "eliminate" any interference...(let's not get that started again!) LW --- In [email protected], MCH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not true. The FCC has upheld local bandplans. Coordinated or not - they > apply to everyone. It doesn't even have to be a repeater issue. > > True, as long as no interference is created, they likely won't get > involved, but if there is, and one user is operating according to the > bandplan and the other is not, they will side with the one operating > according to the bandplan. Coordination should not be an issue since any > operation contrary to the bandplan should not be coordinated (unless > it's grandfathered). > > Joe M. > > Dave wrote: > > That is only true if you choose to get a coordination. It is not > > mandatory. Only if some kind of interference complaint surfaces does the > > fcc place creedance of any kind to the coordination thing. >
