[CQ-Contest] Fw: Fw: WW SSB on my mind

[k7qq]

Quack Again
The time as an amateur shud have been 40 Plus and Extra since 1970,    Gosh
I thought that the Navy had a MARS operation that could handle that kind of
Phone Patch activity.   I know that the Army and AF did.    and    AFA7UGA /
K7UGA  from Phoenix area handeled thousands of them during Vietnam action,
I also handeled a few from Japan to the Big P.X.  during that time frame.

YES  some was handeled via  14.300  BUT  10 X as many were on MARS
frequencies.

14.000 to 14.350 are amateur frequencies as you all know and none    "NONE "
are reserved except in FCC declared Emergency.

K7QQ

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From: "K0HB " <k-zero-hb at earthlink.net>
To: "k7qq" <k7qq at netzero.net>; "CQ-Contest" <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 18:12
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Fw: WW SSB on my mind


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> > 14.300 is and amateur Radio authorized frequency and no one should be
> > required to move by the use of some useless NET that might have someone
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> > a problem that could better be handeled on regular marine frequencies.
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> > Rex  K7QQ    READY FOR FLAMES
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> Not a flame, Rex, but a different view.
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> I also spent some time (21 years) as a blue water sailor, and retired as a
> Master Chief Radioman from the Navy.  I've been an Amateur Extra ham since
> 1963 (5 years before disincentive licensing).  I say none of this to brag,
> but to simply establish my "credentials".
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> As an avid contester, I agree with the general concensus here that no
> person or net is granted exclusive ownership of any particular frequency.
> However, having said that, I strongly feel that our particular radiosport
> interest (worldwide electronic splatball to some) needs to be an
> accomodating citizen to ALL other legitimate uses of the spectrum, and
> ESPECIALLY long established public service nets.
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> Getting back to my sailor days, the 14.300 MM net was originally
> established to serve deployed servicemen (particularly sailors) with phone
> patches home when on long cruises.  The other services you alude to in
your
> post were either not available to servicemen or were too expensive for
> their use.  Thus 14.300 served as an invaluable morale link.  I support
> it's continued availability to mariners far from home.
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> 73, de Hans, K0HB
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