On Mar 29, 1:18�pm, Dave Heil wrote:

One question which begs asking is why foreign
phone stations should have
a shelter from U.S. stations when U.S. stations
have no similar shelter
available to them? �

Because there are so many more US stations than foreign ones in any
particular country (except Japan 4th class). Working the USA is 1 DXCC
country.

Here's a similar question: Why do 'phone stations need to be protected
from data signals but CW signals don't need that protection? IOW, why
not allow data modes in the 'phone bands?

73 de Jim, N2EY