RadioBanter - View Single Post - AB5S WT 05-235 Comments to FCC

August 20th 05, 03:52 AM

wrote:

Dan/W4NTI wrote:

10 KC? Not enough. At least 25 per HF band.

Why so little?

I love code, too, but we are going to change, like
it or not. We need to work toward a "win-win" for
both sides of this argument, instead of ending-up
with a "lose-lose" by an "all or nothing" attitude.

One of the chief arguments against Code is the large
slice of spectrum needlessly allocated to it.
The new digital modes are a fact of life we
must accept, and they require spectrum.
That most hams want their CW freqs to end in "0" or "5"
is a matter of convention and laziness, not necessity.
10 KC will handle 15-18 CW QSOs at once with even
modest equipment, and it is rare during non-contest
days to hear that many in the present allocation on
any band at any one time.
After the Code requirement is dropped,
there will be far less CW operators- not more,
and they will need less dedicated spectrum.
Moreover, a request for a 10 or 15 kHz "preserve"
is much more likely to be granted, given the arguments
against the current CW spectrum alocations,
than asking for needless and wasteful swaths of
50 and 100 kHz. A compromise that gives
exclusivity and premium incentives in exchange
for the current wasted spectrum is a good deal
for both the digital and CW communities.

73 Dave S. AB5S