[Elecraft] KRC2 first!

Thu May 15 00:08:06 2003

Amen!!   I would need to search quite a while to find my microphone for the K2.  CW is much more civilized.  But then I remember when AM and SSB ham radio were 
civilized too.
    Kevin.   KD5ONS.


5/14/2003 8:15:35 PM, Daniel Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote:

>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