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Dave et all,
The first sentence in my last
email, "We silly Americans think that just
because we prop up the rest of the world with $$$ and also protect it from the
"real" bad guys,that the world should do everything "our way." and
the use of the word bickering
was tongue in cheek.
It's good to see all the discourse going
on concerning RM-11306, as it means people still care about the hobby. For
me personally the discovery of the digital modes 3+ years ago brought about a
big resurgence in interest in ham radio for me. I was so put off and disgusted
by the goings on on SSB and the gated community mentality amongst allot of CW
ops. that I was literally selling off my equipment and getting out of the hobby.
I have yet to have a negative digital modes QSO.
In recent years it seems that to
many of the bad ideas that were forced on us and brought about
detrimental changes to our hobby occurred in seemingly relative
silence. The same politically correct forces within our society that have
lowered standards across the board and caused a dumbing down of our society in
general are after ham radio too.
--... ...--,
Thomas F. Giella,
KN4LF
Lakeland, FL, USA
Grid Square EL97AW
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 11:36
PM
Subject: [digitalradio] Re: The UK
Amateur Radio Band Plan
This "bickering", as you call it, has been occurring on
portals,
reflectors, news groups, and mailing lists all over the internet.
That's why there are more than 900 RM-11306 comments filed on the
FCC
web site, compared with the 20 comments filed when 97.221 was
proposed in
April 1995.
Whatever the outcome, this increase in engagement makes our
discussions anything but a big waste of time.
By the way, Thomas, I
thought your RM-11306 comment was excellent.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
--- In
digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas Giella KN4LF"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> We silly Americans think that just because we prop up
the rest of
the world with $$$ and also protect it from the "real" bad
guys,
that the world should do everything "our way".
>
> I
seem to remember a mantra that was prevalent about 19 years ago
when I
first got my license. It went something like this, "Never ask
the FCC to
regulate us because they will over do it and we won't
like the result."
Seems we have forgotten that concept now.
>
> Nowadays the FCC
finds Amateur Radio to be an annoyance that just
won't go away. In recent
years the FCC seems to have said no to any
proposal put forth by the ARRL
that would increase the FCC's
oversight thereof. So I fully expect the FCC
to squash RM-11306 and
all of the bickering here on this eGroup about it
will have been a
big waste of time.
>
> Just my .02
cents.
>
> 73,
> Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
> Lakeland,
FL, USA
> Grid Square EL97AW
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> KN4LF 160 Meter
Propagation Theory Notes:
http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf8.htm
>
----- Original Message -----
> From: Alan NV8A
> To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
>
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 7:32 PM
> Subject: Re:
[digitalradio] The UK Amateur Radio Band Plan
>
>
> Might even adopt the Metric system within another century
or so.
>
> My Dutch-born mother-in-law says that if
she could get used to
miles and
> pounds and inches at
age 40+, Americans could easily get used to
the
>
Metric system if they started learning it in school.
>
> Alan NV8A
>
>
> On
02/07/06 07:21 pm W4LDE-Ron wrote:
>
> > It's
nature Kevin, please forgive us. We will catch up to the
rest
of
> > the world some day!
>
>
> >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.
>
>
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