KØHB wrote:
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Deciding that the power level of 50 W is acceptable for Class B, but
100 W is not, is just a matter of judgement. It's the same kind of
judgement as saying that 3500-3525 kHz is not allowed for all
license classes.


Not the same at all, Jim.

There is a clear safety advantage to lower power for less experienced users,
especially if you don't have a strenuous examination of safety issues.

You are correct.

As you have stated yourself, there is absolutely no fundamental difference
between operating at 3524 vs 3526, obviating any rational regulatory reason for
carving up the bands to provide private reservations for higher class licensees.

Yep. Jim starts saying things that he wishes he hadn't when faced with
one of your restructuring ideas. On the last one, he said that a Morse
Code exam would be a barrier to Morse Code use. That statement could
have been made by Carl, and it would have been false. It could have
been made by Bill Sohl, and it would have been false. It could have
been made by Len Anderson and it would have been false. But it was
made by Jim, and it has always been true.

73, de Hans, K0HB

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