While I agree with much of your argument, there could be a price to pay in the form of Equipment Type Approval.if further regulations were imposed on the Amateur Service. Without doubt Type Approval would increase the selling price of the "black boxes", and put an end to the use of homebrewed equipment.
*** Aren't there already standards in effect? At least for commercially marketed radios? As matters stand, the Amateur Service is viewed by most Authorities as a "Self Regulatory" Service. The standards for amateur transmitter harmonic and spurious levels are intended to protect Services other than the Amateur Service from interference caused by amateur transmitters, a fact that I am sure you already know. There is talk about reducing these levels. IMHO the problem of clicks, splatter ad nauseum must be solved somehow by us amateurs without having further regulations imposed. For example here in Europe deliberate jamming is a serious problem, but attempts have been and are being made by amateurs to find the culprits. *** Indeed Geoff, the big problem is not due to a lack of regulations, it's due to a number of folks who are very deliberate in their actions. Particularly when it comes to DXing and Contesting. Enforcement is a problem. Many have been getting away with it for years, and why not, there is little in the way of getting caught or getting punished. In the RadioSport world, it appears more and more contest sponsors are taking harder looks at various violations and beginning to take what some may consider draconian action. The sad part is that a very very very very small group has taken advantage of the goodwill and trust of the entire community. CQ WW DX has taken a pretty large first step with the potential of on-site inspectors. Sadly, there is much on the secondary market and new technologies that do keep some of these folks one step ahead some of the time... Honor and goodwill are commonplace. Sadly, so are rotten apples... 73, Julius ----- Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 Elecraft K3 #1875 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-in-the-CQWW-contest-tp4088913p4101921.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
