(Stepping lightly) Why, with the recent changes, does ARRL/W1AW still transmit without listening on 3.580? We all know far too well how compressed for bandwidth the digital modes are on 80 meters due to recent FCC changes. Yet W1AW persists to take a slice of this compressed band-space to transmit without listening. I received my license partially due to listening to code practice via W1AW (and some decent tapes), so this is not to diminish its supposed but now sorta defunct purpose. And not to even broach the code versus non-code mess, I wonder why the ARRL feels compelled to ignore its own "bandplan" and also continue to transmit without even the illusion of listening?
Re-reading this it seems like a slam but that is not my intent; I am actually quite curious as to the mind-set behind this all.... 73 Bill N9DSJ
