From: (Frank=A0Gilliland)
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 don't believe that. I wasn't even aware of hammie radio when I started
swapping crystals and going in between freqs. And again, many
freebanders are not of the US origin and have no concept of hammie
radio, let alone opinion of or attempts to imitate it.


I have no problem stereotyping -freebanders-

into that category, which is what I did.


Yea, but it's not even close to being valid. The freeband has its share
of hammies from here and abroad.

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

Or to turn up the squelch.


HF dx chasers need it wide open,,,the freeband takes all comers, good
and bad, which mostly happens to be polite and courteous users. There is
more bleed and discontent to be found on cb AM than the freeband.


----=3D=3D Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet
News=3D=3D---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the
World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---=3D