"Click" and "Chirp" are positive identifiers in any amateur radio circle these days. Sort of like "Roger beep" on CB.
Pete, wa2cwa On Sun, 4 Dec 2005 18:47:51 -0800 "Bob Macklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What are the rules about "CLICK" and "CHIRP"? I don't remember the > bitching > about them 50 years ago. > > "CLICK" and "CHIRP" should be GRANDFATHERED for BoatAnchors! > > Bob Macklin > K5MYJ > Seattle, Wa. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "W5OMR/Geoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Discussion of AM Radio" <amradio@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 6:25 PM > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] AM Exemption Already Drawing Fire > > > > peter markavage wrote: > > > > >Did you actually count how many "different" people actually > commented on > > >these 50 pages? These "rejectors" of the proposal account for > less than > > >.1% of the ham population. Show me better numbers and I'll have > some > > >sympathy for your concern. Teller's comments also are almost > three years > > >old. The proposal has gone through several iterations since then. > Some of > > >the alternative proposals that are now being proposed on QRZ by > these > > >ARRL proposal "rejectors" actually could provide much more harm > to AM. > > >The ARRL proposal actually preserves our legacy mode out to > 9KHz. > > > > > >Pete ,wa2cwa > > > > > > > Let me get a show of hands... > > how many people in here can accuratly measure their AM Rigs PEP > output > > power? > > > > Now, how many of you abide by the 1500w PEP output limit, as set > by law? > > > > I don't have my hand up, either. > > > > > > > > How many of us can accuratly measure how wide our signal is? > > > > I don't have that kind of equipment, either. How am I going to > know if > > I'm in violation of the 9kHz bandwidth ruling, if/when it comes > into > effect? > > > > I thin that seriously, If I were to build a sharp band-pass > filter, that > > rolls the audio off at 4.5kHz, sharply, I might be hard-pressed to > find > > a device that could fill that filter. I don't think I've got any > audio > > on my rig, wider than around 5 or maybe 6kc, of frequency > response. > > > > At least no one has ever accused me of being 'broad' (signal wise, > that > > is ;-)) > > > > --- > > 73 = Best Regards, > > -Geoff/W5OMR
