On 7/19/02 8:22, Pete Smith at n4zr@contesting.com wrote:
>The only trouble is that there are only 5 Commissioners, who could decide
>to change a lot of things we find important (like abolishing CW
>subbands).
There ARE NO CW subbands on HF. There are a few narrow CW-only subbands
on VHF, but not on HF.
CW is permitted everywhere, and there are no indications it will be
prohibited.
I really get annoyed at this suggestion that any regulatory change is
couched in the framework of somehow eliminating CW subbands, when such
subbands do not exist.
>The bottom line, to me, is that it doesn't have to be either-or -- CW can
>remain, just like sailboats in an age of jet aircraft...
More like Piper Cubs in the age of jet aircraft.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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