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'Bandplan? We don't need no steenkin' bandplan!'

I think bandplans are great, Jim. A bandplan is a dynamic construct, generally
agreed by the band users, which adapts to "market forces".

But FCC doesn't hand out dynamic bandplans; they hand out static band-mandates
which tend to remain unchanged for multiple decades (a geologic age in a hobby
which is charged by regulation to "contribute to the advancement of the radio
art").

73, de Hans, K0HB

"KØHB" wrote in message
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wrote

'Bandplan? We don't need no steenkin' bandplan!'

I think bandplans are great, Jim. A bandplan is a dynamic construct,
generally agreed by the band users, which adapts to "market forces".

But FCC doesn't hand out dynamic bandplans; they hand out static
band-mandates which tend to remain unchanged for multiple decades (a
geologic age in a hobby which is charged by regulation to "contribute to
the advancement of the radio art").

73, de Hans, K0HB



The FCC hands out whatever will cover their own ass. Meaning,
top priority at the commission is job preservation, not the advancement
of communciations. FCC bureaucrats do whatever is necessary to
preserve their paycheck, while continually hiding the fact that the
commission is a dinosaur in an advanced age.

KØHB wrote:
wrote


'Bandplan? We don't need no steenkin' bandplan!'


I think bandplans are great, Jim. A bandplan is a dynamic construct, generally
agreed by the band users, which adapts to "market forces".

But FCC doesn't hand out dynamic bandplans; they hand out static band-mandates
which tend to remain unchanged for multiple decades (a geologic age in a hobby
which is charged by regulation to "contribute to the advancement of the radio
art").

I'm a tad confuseld here. I thought that the only place where there was
a specific segment that restricted modes was CW on parts of 6 and two
meters, and voice only on the 60 meter allocations.

I thought the rest was bandplan.

- Mike KB3EIA -

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
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KØHB wrote:
wrote


'Bandplan? We don't need no steenkin' bandplan!'


I think bandplans are great, Jim. A bandplan is a dynamic construct,
generally agreed by the band users, which adapts to "market forces".

But FCC doesn't hand out dynamic bandplans; they hand out static
band-mandates which tend to remain unchanged for multiple decades (a
geologic age in a hobby which is charged by regulation to "contribute to
the advancement of the radio art").

I'm a tad confuseld here. I thought that the only place where there was a
specific segment that restricted modes was CW on parts of 6 and two
meters, and voice only on the 60 meter allocations.

I thought the rest was bandplan.

- Mike KB3EIA -

No all the other HF bands have some degree of mandated restrictions.
However none of the HF bands have CW only segments. HF does have CW/FSK
only segments that phone, fax, SSTV must stay out of by regulation.

I'm pretty sure you know all this but are just momentarily confused.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

"Mike Coslo" wrote


I'm a tad confuseld here. I thought that the only place where there was a
specific segment that restricted modes was CW on parts of 6 and two meters,
and voice only on the 60 meter allocations.


To get un-confuseld, (or perhaps more confuseld) ponder §97.305. Basically it
says "(a) you can use CW anywhere", and then a lot of slicing and dicing and
segregating and restricting for several pages.

And oh-by-the-way §97.305(a) is a lie; contrary to "you can use CW anywhere",
there are two "bands" where you can't use CW.

dit dit
de Hans, K0HB