[Elecraft] Let's Go to 60 Meters (was KRC2 First!)

[Daniel Reynolds]

--- Thom LaCosta <baltimoremd@baltimoremd.com> wrote:

> I figured out why it's so restricted(channels, mode, sideband)....the
> federales can easily monitor what we do without having to understand
> a single thing about radio....a real plus.

Those were my thoughts last evening. They want to know what we are doing
'amongst them'. How many non-technical government types (FEMA/NTIA) have enough
knowledge to set up a station to receive PSK31 or CW? I doubt that they realize
how CW/PSK31 are superior modes with low power operation?

It's sad that they didn't at least assign one 2.8 kHz sliver for CW/PSK31. We
could have probably fit 5 QSO's in one channel (500 Hz X 5 = 2.5 kHz). It is
also not too hard to run CW just below each USB channel (near the 'carrier'
frequency). That would allow us to double the use on these channels.

Does anyone know if these are 'channels' that the Government was already
utilizing (i.e. it's programmed into their radios)? Are we Primary or Secondary
on these channels?

What can we do to petition the FCC on this?

- Daniel/AA0NI

p.s. I guess I'm going to be ordering a KSB2 with K60XV soon ... "use'em or
lose'em". If the early adopters can establish a level of decorum when it comes
to frequency sharing, imagine the impact it might have on the non-hams that
monitor us?