[Elecraft] KRC2 first!

[Jack Brindle]

I think you guys are reading a bit more anti-ham from the FCC into the 
offering than may really be there. The opposition to the 5MHz 
allocation came from the military and government folks who now own the 
band. They are the ones  who put the breaks on things. I see the five 
channels as being a test to see if the hams can behave properly. If 
they pass the test, then the "owners" will be pressured to give up more 
frequencies, finally allowing us a contiguous band. It might take a 
while, though, since the government moves slower than banana slugs in 
these manners...

As for the non-CW bent, it is only fair. i mean no voice is allowed on 
30m, so they obviously wanted to balance things out by allowing only 5 
phone-only conversations on 60m at a time.

Anyone know how closely related the frequencies are to the British 60m 
allocation?

On Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at 08:37  PM, Bruce D. McLaughlin wrote:

> 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)

-Jack Brindle, WA4FIB
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