At 12:49 PM 2004-01-17, Eric Scace K3NA wrote:
> There would be less SSB contest activity pressure on the bands if USA
> stations were permitted to operate down to 3600, 7100,
>14100, etc...
Nahhh. There is a semi-inexhaustible supply of SSB stations waiting in the
wings to get on the air the minute the perceived QRM level lessens.
Later he wrote:
If USA non-contest phone operators want some relief from congestion, they could
join us in agitating for sub-band expansion.
Nahhh again. No relief from congestion will occur. The bands will fill up to
the current level of congestion -- the only difference is that there would be
at least 20% more non-contesters complaining.
The irony of this discussion is that it's been a full half-century since the
last meaningful reduction in voice bandwidths (SSB) hit the HF bands. Instead
of petitioning for a change in sub-bands that's a drop in the bucket, why not
put all that psychic energy into inventing and implementing a new, more
efficient mode of voice transmission?
Bud, K2KIR
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