[Hallicrafters] 5 MHZ

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There are trained cw ops in the military---but they're all special ops these days, so ya ain't gonna hear about them!!
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> From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
> Date: 2003/06/19 Thu PM 09:57:43 EDT
> To: "Cliff Bond" <WA4MWM at triad.rr.com>, 
> 	"Rich Oliver" <Rich.Oliver at lowell.edu>, 
> 	<hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> CC: <Rich.Oliver at lowell.edu>,  <w5htw at att.net>
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] 5 MHZ
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> Well Mil dudes, be it true?	
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> From: Cliff Bond <WA4MWM at triad.rr.com>
> To: Rich Oliver <Rich.Oliver at lowell.edu>; hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> Cc: Rich.Oliver at lowell.edu; w5htw at att.net
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] 5 MHZ
> Date: Thursday, June 19, 2003 9:48 PM
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> The reason I have been told operation is limited to USB (i.e. no CW) is...
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> This is a shared-frequency with the military.  The military no longer has
> CW-capable operators.  Therefore, for identification purposes, users of the
> frequencies must use modes the military can copy.
> 
> (I think I also read this in some information from the Commission.)
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rich Oliver" <Rich.Oliver at lowell.edu>
> To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc: <Rich.Oliver at lowell.edu>; <w5htw at att.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 7:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] 5 MHZ
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> 
> > I shouldn't have any trouble getting on 60 M with my trusty TR-7 and
> > Hertz antenna, but I think I'll lurk with the rest of you for now
> > anyway.  The 50 Watt restriction doesn't bother me; I have never felt
> > the need to run QRO.  What does bother me is that only USB is allowed.
> >  If it were possible to run CW we could accommodate many more users.
> >  For those benighted individuals who think CW is useless because *they*
> > never use it, a couple of those frequencies could still be reserved for
> > USB so they don't have to endure A1.  Sadly such a change probably makes
> > too much sense to receive serious consideration, but just stop and think
> > how sweet 30 M is without the voice modes!  Anyway, I really wonder what
> > you can do with 50 W on 60 M that you couldn't do at least as well on 40
> > or 80.
> >
> > 73, Rich, KC9GQ
> >
> > w5htw at att.net wrote:
> >
> > >I think a lot of us are going to be "lurkers" - listeners only, on 5 MHZ.
> > >
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