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Mike Coslo · March 19th 07, 04:43 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.moderated

wrote in news:1174232299.677793.194910
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On Mar 18, 2:10 am, wrote:

In this case, however, you have a very finite resource (the
electromagnetic spectrum) and a multitude of users with varying needs
for it's use. In most cases, mixed-mode operqations don't work...Or
at the very least don't work well.

Thank you, Steve. Your point is very real, and the historic
'solution' has been for the government (FCC) to impose regulatory
handcuffs on the market-based arbitration of that tension. This has
the practical effect of total regulatory favor of the legacy use over
the exploration of new ideas.

New ideas not only have to overcome regulatory hindrance to
feasibility trial (STA's, etc.) but once on the air must fit into a
regulatory mishmash of allocation buckets already dominated by old
legacy uses. This is the ultimate irony in the only radio service
chartered to "advance the state of the radio art".

Your points are well taken Hans, butI see that as a need to have
regulatory responsiveness, not lack of regulations.

As I listen on 75/80 meters this evening, I consider the impact of
no suggested operating frequencies. At this low point in the sunspot
cycle, 75/80 becomes like a drying pond. There are a lot of people
operating there. There is plenty of griping about people operating too
close by in frequency too. Let's get rid of all the agreements? That will
be a great thing for the SSB OPs, especially running power. Move on down
the band a bit, and all is well. All isn't so well for low power ops such
as my favorite PSK31. We have enough trouble when W1AW opens up on 3580
with their CW bulletins. Much more the fun when High power ops can wipe
out our entire group. (actually 100 watts will do that) I suppose that
one could argue that majority rules - although 1 healthy SSB signal can
wipe out 20 psk31 signals. We could presumably up our power - although
every 100 watt PSK31 signal I've seen looks pretty awful, and pretty much
forces everyone else to crank up their power. That's just one example.
But it sounds to me like complete abandonment of the gentlemen's rules is
a great way to chase some people away and discourage some of the
experimentalism you would like to encourage.

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -