But that would mean it stopped being a gentleman's band when the very first
radios were manufactured, since the first radios including 160. 160
disappeared from most (not all) equipment when we lost the band to LORAN
after WWII, and then slowly reappeared.
Problem people are always a certain part of the general population. 160 had
people jamming DX nightly through the 1970's and 80's as a "hobby" or "group
sport". It isn't new behavior, and it really is not any worse then it ever
was, with the exception people might worry less about the FCC any more.
But then......we all love deregulation and less Government as a social
advancement. :)
One of the biggest recent hoots was when a group of AMers called the "think
tank", whose spokesperson would get in AM vs. SSB fights, petitioned the FCC
for no restrictions on where AM (or any mode) could operate. The ultimate
deregulation.
----- Original Message -----
From: "HAROLD SMITH JR" <w0rihps@sbcglobal.net>
To: "JC" <n4is@comcast.net>; "'topband'" <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: EP6T and outside world
Very well put JC! You hit the nail on the head.
73 de Price W0RI
On Friday, January 23, 2015 10:36 AM, JC <n4is@comcast.net> wrote:
160 stopped becoming the "Gentleman's Band" ever since mainstream
manufacturers started incoroporating a spot marked "160" on the front of
their rigs & linears...
<<<
100% disagree.. 160m is a gentleman's band by choice, all of us can make
that choice, we respect the visitors that come and go, we don't blame them
we educate them by example.
We don't fight the pig because the pig will get you into the mud and he
loves it.
Gentleman's and gentlewoman's are here to stay!
Regards
JC
N4IS
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