Hi Dave "I'm no fan of the way in which many contest stations seem to use, and abuse, the band plans (..)"
I could not agree with you more. 73 de LA5VNA Steinar Dave Ackrill wrote: > DANNY DOUGLAS wrote: >> Bonnie, sitting on the side, I see both sides of this. You, on one hand, >> always appear to be pushing expansion of new modes >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: expeditionradio > >>> If you are really concerned about lids on HF, start with the #1 primary >>> source of QRM: contesters. > > I'm no fan of the way in which many contest stations seem to use, and > abuse, the band plans, but neither am I a fan of digital modes that, > maybe unintentionally at times, trample upon other legitimate users of > the bands either... > > Unfortunately, legislating against either abuse is both unlikely to work > and probably impossible to implement. > > Personally, I would like the organisers of the various contests to > enforce their own rules against persistent offenders. However, > experience over many years suggests that they either will not, or dare > not, do this, which begs the question "why have the rules?" > > I would prefer that the DX community did not trample on top of people at > times, and listen before they transmitted and I would like the Band > Police to not transmit over the top of what they think should, or should > not, be done on a frequency. > > I would also like the ALE and digital community to recognise that they > share the bands with everyone else and are not immune from the 'listen > before use' rule either. > > However, these are just my 'would like to have' and are obviously not > shared by the majority, as they do not happen. > > Dave (G0DJA) >
