Andy obrien wrote: > Before we go down the path of debating "listen first" or not. I will > remind folks that most of the argument has been stated before. Aside > from the legalities of the issue, there are camps that strongly > advocate that every hams should also listen first and not transmit if > the frequency is busy, and those that feel some modes have such short > initial identifying bursts that listening first is not necessary , and > perhaps antiquated. I think we should acknowledge both viewpoints,
I would note that the noises on 7040 drove me off that frequency, and I suspect drove everyone else off that frequency, since the whole band was wall to wall signals except for that frequency. Any RF source that can hold a frequency like 7040 during a major contest cannot be considered inconsequential or "de minimus" as the lawyers like to say. Rick N6RK
