On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 10:11:34 -0500, (Twistedhed)
wrote in :

Frank Gilliland wrote:
The 'freeband' is attractive because many

people want a license-free ham band.


Nah,,that's not it. Many folks are not even of the US, let alone aware
what we consider a "ham band".


They want the benefits without the

responsibility or the effort.

Compared to WHAT?


Ham radio.


The only benefit gained by freebanding is more dx than regular cb, and
at other times, less crowded than cb 1-40.
Cb has always had less responsibility than hammie radio and stereotyping
those who gravitate toward it as folks wanting less responsibility is
way overthinking why folks play with cb. Folks play with cb for a mess
of reasons, but not wanting "responsibility" has more than likely, not
ever been a decision of one when purchasing a radio.


I was referring to freebanding, not CB. You are correct, people are
attracted to CB for a variety of reasons, only one of which is the
licence-free aspect. But again, the CB is not the freeband, and the
latter is used mostly by those who want to play hammie without the
responsibility or accountability of a license. I have no problem
stereotyping -freebanders- into that category, which is what I did.


And no effort at all is required to change the dial.


Or to turn up the squelch.






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