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July 2nd 05, 12:40 PM
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Alun L. Palmer wrote:
wrote in oups.com: K=D8HB wrote: wrote Most US hams live on or near the coasts, too. What works in the country (low-density-of-hams places) won't necessarily work in the city (high-density-of-hams places). Most of the rest of the developed world places far more restrictions on the ownership of firearms than the USA. And they have far less violent crime, too. Since that seems to work for them, would you propose the USA adopt such restrictions? My proposal is to remove restrictions, not add them! You're the fella propounding that restrictions are a good deal. I'm saying that because something works in another country doesn't mean it will work here. Perhaps we should adopt Canada's health care system too? That would end the busloads of people going north on trips to buy their medicines at reasonable prices. Almost nothing could be any worse than the state of health care in the US. There are lots worse places for health care. That doesn't mean the US system is the best, or even acceptable. My point was that if you suggest to most US citizens that we accept Canada's health care system, they say no. We could do a lot worse than Canada just by doing nothing. I've never had to deal with their health care system, so I don't know if it's better or worse. I do know that for some strange reason, the *same* prescription drugs made in the *same* factories are sometimes significantly less expensive in Canada. I propose that along with freedom (from arbitrary restrictions) comes the responsibility to act responsibly, and I submit that generally US hams have demonstrated that sort of responsibility. I submit that we don't fix what ain't broke. But it is 'broke'. If I have to go split to talk to the DX, that's quite broke enough to need fixing. You have to go split to work DX for two reasons: 1) On 40 meters, hams outside Region 2 only have 7000-7100 2) On the other HF bands, and on 40 meters for DX in Region 2, the DX *chooses* to work split. They could work transceive if they wanted to, but they *prefer* to work split. Note that DX in Region 2 often works split on 40 even though they have 7000-7300. If the rules are changed so that you can call the DX on their frequency, they may still decide to work split. 7100-7200 will become worldwide exclusive amateur in a few years. Some countries outside Region 2 have already opened 7100-7200 to their hams, and SWBC continues to move out of there. Yet even if we eventually get 7000-7300 worldwide exclusive amateur, the DX will probably still work split. Morse (a "narrow" mode) is allowed on all MF/HF frequencies except the 60M channels. Have you seen any problems caused by that? Nope - because Morse operators, in general, voluntarily stay out of the 'phone/image subbands. Ah, yes, I see. The hams have VOLUNTARILY sorted out where to transmit. In other words, a regulation wasn't needed. What a concept! The hams who use Morse, that is. Have you noticed that almost all on-air-behavior-related FCC enforcement actions are for alleged violations using *voice* modes? I guess no-one caught that guy who used to send ..-. ..- -.-. - .- on re= peaters around here Guess not! Do you think the number of hams doing similar things on voice is more or less than those doing such stuff with Morse Code? =20 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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