I dont think anyone has said that band plans, just because they are different than ours, are wrong. What has been said is that having different band plans can lead to difficulties for one or the other, or both. If your band plan allows your operators to work modes on frequencies where anothers band plan has different modes, that can and does lead to trouble. It really doesnt matter who was first with the plan. What matters is that if there are plans in place, and another country makes their plan contrary, to the others, then they ARE wrong. The one and only solution to this is an International band plan, and for that plan to have teeth in the aspect of government regulations and enforcement in all countries. If radio waves stopped at a border, we wouldnt be having this conversation
I am a supporter of the idea of band planning and sub-bands by bandwidth, versus the mode plan as we have here in the states now, but whether or not that is chosen makes no difference in the fact that other countries will not be in phase with it, thus there will still be inteference problems across borders. We as hams, need to insure our national organizations understand this, and push them until there are internatnional agreements. A real tough row to how, but that is just how it is. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin O'Rorke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <digitalradio@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 6:55 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] The UK Amateur Radio Band Plan > I have been following this thread about band blans since its inception, > with great intere > st, and I wonder why it is that the US hams seem to think that the world > starts and finishes in the USA. > There is an awfull lot of world outside of the "States". The US hams > seem to think that any country that has band plans different to theirs > are wrong!! > Our band plans are very similar to those of the UK. > > Kevin VK5OA > > > Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org > > Other areas of interest: > > The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ > DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.2/252 - Release Date: 2/6/2006 > > Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
