"Bert Craig" wrote in
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"Alun L. Palmer" wrote in message
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"Alun L. Palmer" wrote in message
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"KØHB" wrote in news:dZcid.2863$O11.2406
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"Alun" wrote


Well, it gives us a window to work with, for
a few countries.


For as long as I can remember there's been a "window" on 40 meters
where I've been able to work any country in EU. Starts at 7.000
and stretches upward for 100KHz.

73, de Hans, K0HB





Not true for phone ops though, is it?

"Learn it... Earn it." That spectrum has always been available to all
willing to upgrade their ticket.


You just don't get it, do you? I'm alreadt an Extra and I passed 20
wpm. I want to talk to people, not beep at them!

I "get it" just fine, Alun. I just don't agree with it. I'm quite aware
that you're already an Extra and passed Element 1C,

That's not apparent from what you said

however, there is
plenty of spectrum where one can "talk."

The bottom of the bands is a place to "beep" and is quite often the
only place where some pretty rare DX shows up. It's sad enough that the
FCC appears willing to acquiesce to the spirit of underachievement. I
certainly don't want to have the bottom of the bands QRM'd with phone
transmissions just because those who celebrate this underachievement
want more RF real estate to "talk."


If underacheivement isn't not having passed element 1C, then you must be
labelling wanting to operate phone atall as underacheivement? So you don't
like phone ops - at least we are getting down to your true colours!

Those who have had a phone QSO pop up on top of their CW QSO on or
about 7040 late at night may understand this a little better.


Those who look at the IARU bandplans will see that a phone op on 7040 is in
the right place in many countries. Even here in region 2 phone extends down
to 7050.