[Elecraft] Band button

Tom Childers, N5GE n5ge at n5ge.com
Sun Jul 6 02:59:59 EDT 2008


On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 18:47:25 EDT, N2EY at aol.com wrote:

[snip]

>
>Actually, both terms are used by FCC. I just checked Part 97, and the terms 
>are used almost interchangeably.
>
>For example, the title of 97.301 is "Authorized Frequency Bands". But when 
>you look at the charts which tell who can operate where in what region, the 
>leftmost column is labeled "Wavelength Bands".
>
>Even odder, FCC refers to 3.5-3.6 MHz as "80 meters" and 3.6-4.0 MHz as "75 
>meters" as if they were not right next to each other.
>
>I am not making this up. When I first heard about it, I thought my leg was 
>being pulled, so I went and checked. 
>
>73 es "yes it's trivia, but it's my trivia" de Jim, N2EY
>
[snip]

Yes , and the OSHA Manual, in the fire extinguisher section says that sand
buckets need not be included in the yearly test of fire extinguisher apparatus.

Ain't bureaucracy grand?

Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq

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