On 4/10/2010 1:57 AM, Jim Thomson wrote:
> Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 23:14:45 -0400
> From: Jeff Carter<amps@hidden-valley.com>
> Subject: Re: [Amps] A few nice ones on Ebay
> To: amps@contesting.com
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> Respectfully, I must point out that your analogy breaks down at the
> point where it isn't illegal to stuff a Hemi into a Mini.
>
> I seem to recall a time when 11m was limited to 4 Watts. The FCC used
> to enforce the rules on this.
>
> ## You mean they used to waste resources and taxpayers $$.
> 25 w into a GP is a no-no. But 4 W into a 7 -el yagi is..'ok'
>
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Hello, all...
Yeah, we've been hearing these arguments for years, as if "technical
ability" trumps legality.
So what if the "freebanders" are technically competent? The first thing
that they use their ability for is to thumb their collective noses at US
and international law.
Some technical ability... Haw!
But... Having said that, they, the so-called freebanders, for the most
part actually don't cause much interference to legitimate users of the
nearby spectrum.
The real garbage comes from the high-power clowns in the original 23/40
channel CB band. You know the ones, with the "mono-band" amps with no
filtering that thrash and trash the entire 25-30 MHz spectrum when they
go to the "shootout".
Yeah, those guys. I'd rather have ten "freebanders" using converted ham
gear living in my neighborhood than one of these trashy Alpha-hotels!
So, yeah, the original argument that the refugees from CB can be good
Amateur operators is a bit weak when they bring their bad habits with
them. The real problem that I see is that the refugees are beginning to
out-number the original inhabitant's on our ham bands.
It is not too distant a time where the "first personal" 10-4, etc crap
will be considered normal...
That's the point where I for one will find another hobby.
Can't wait until sunspots re-appear and ten meters really opens up...
What a circus we're going to see then...
73 Gary
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