[Elecraft] KRC2 first!

Wed May 14 23:41:06 2003

As someone who loves and primarily operates CW I think it is obvious
that the FCC considers the mode obsolete.  It is no longer in commercial
use and to all intents and purposes, it is practically dead in the
amateur service.  I wouldn't be surprised to see it entirely eliminated
as a license qualification after the upcoming WARC.  But I am surprised
that the digital modes will also be affected by the "band plan."  If CW
can't be used, I doubt any of the narrow digital modes can either.  And
they are not considered "obsolete."  With the power limits and the QRN
potential and the narrow frequency space, the digital modes might be the
most practical use of the allocation but . . . . Of course, this could
be a good band for digital audio. (g)

Bruce - W8FU

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sandy W5TVW
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 11:30 PM
To: Daniel Reynolds; Thom LaCosta; Jack Brindle
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KRC2 first!

Obviously, the FCC doesn't give a damn about CW users in the "new" band!
Seems like
they could have granted dual use of the channels?  Wonder what they
"problem" is in
Washington except taking care of the "big money" people?  Jeesh!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Reynolds" <[email protected]>
To: "Thom LaCosta" <[email protected]>; "Jack Brindle"
<[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 10:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KRC2 first!

| The whole 'reason' that the ARRL gave to the FCC to justify for these
| frequencies was emergency use - especially between the Southern U.S.
and the
| Caribbean when 80 was too short and 40 was too long during Huricane
season. How
| many frequencies do we need for that?
|
| Maybe if we were better regulated (from within), more 'professional',
and
| serious about maintaining order on the bands, the government would
actually
| welcome us. It makes perfect sense why they only gave us five channels
if
| you've ever spent 15 minutes listening to some of those jokers on 80
and 20m
| SSB. SSB ops are what have driven me to CW only.
|
| - Daniel/AA0NI
|
| --- Thom LaCosta <[email protected]> wrote:
| > On Wed, 14 May 2003, Jack Brindle wrote:
| >
| > > Folks!
| > >
| > > Run, don't walk to www.arrl.org and see the news about our new
band(s)!
| >
| > Wow...five fixed channels and USB only.  That's more restrictive
than
| > CB, isn't?
| >
| >
| > Thom
| >
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