[UK-CONTEST] Operation in the Beacon Band

[Ken Eastty]

Failure to observe the 2m band plan is certainly not restricted to new
licensees, a group of stations around Malvern (Worcs) regularly use 144.475
as a 'private' FM chat frequency.  Judging by the (very) occasional use of
callsigns some of these 'operators' have been on the air for a long time.
When it's pointed out that this frequency is in the beacon band the usual
response is 'our licence says that we can use any frequency in the 2m band
and we'll continue to do so'.
Of course bandplans are a gentleman's agreement and therefore does not apply
to these people. Whatever has happened to the 'amateur spirit'?

73...

Ken

G3LVP

>
> Tim/Andy etc
>
> Unfortunately the Migration by the FM fraternity onto the Beacon area and
in my view even >worse the Satellite parts of two metres is not a new
phenomena.
> Its been a problem for at least 20 years !

> I don,t think its just not a case of understanding band plans, I think
that with most being restricted to FM and in many cases hand helds they do
not even realise there are other modes available and being used.of other
modes LF-UHF.
>
> Tim H
> > We have terrible problems with M3/M6's using FM in the beacon bands
> > because they are not taught or just don't care about weak signal work,
> > if you ask them to move all you get is verbal abuse, its almost made me
> > inoperative apart from reading the RSGB news...
> >
> > Tim M0AFJ/G8GGP



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