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Keeping the frequency clear

Subject: Keeping the frequency clear
From: H. Ward Silver" <hwardsil@seattleu.edu (H. Ward Silver)
On Wed, 21 Feb 1996, Garry Shapiro wrote:

> 
> Is it ethical? I think that, if it is used to protect oneself--i.e. as 
> a defensive weapon--it is probably OK. It seems a helluva lot more 
> ethical than deliberate splatter or key clicks from overdriving, or 
> deliberate QRM, as has been observed on more than one occasion. Not to 
> mention just out-and-out bullying of smaller stations by bigger ones.
> 

Think of it as brake lights!  Even a 100-watter like me can keep certain
Texans off of my JA-running frequency by beaming some of my meager
power SE.  If I split my power in half, I only lose 1/2 S-unit on my main
beam.

73, Ward N0AX



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