[CW] ARRL BOD Jan. 19-20, 2001

[N2EY@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/13/03 7:00:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
k4kyv@hotmail.com writes:


> >Most of the rest of the world's hams have *NO* subbands-by-mode on HF. 
> They
> >can run any mode anywhere, just like 160. "Gentleman's agreements" are 
> >supposed
> >to keep the modes apart.
> >
> >What do you think the HF ham bands would be like if the USA adopted that
> >system?
> 
> Perhaps that says something about Americans, if "gentlemen's agreements" 
> work in the rest of the world, but wouldn't work here.

Who says they work in the rest of the world? ;-)

Except for Japan, no country has anywhere near the number of hams that the 
USA does. Heck - how many hams are there in all of Region 2 outside of the USA?

So their QRM problems are much less than ours.


> 
> I wonder if it has anything to do with why we are thought of as "Ugly 
> Americans" in so much of the world?
> 

We're 'ugly' until somebody needs help.....

73 de Jim, N2EY


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