From: steveb@inst-sun1.tmc.edu (Steve Bednarczyk)
Subject: Re: SAREX Interference Solution?
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, USA
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 20:10:44 GMT



In article <7450@lib.tmc.edu> jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard) writes:
>In article <1992Sep27.190829.6306@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> steveb@inst-sun1.tmc.edu (Steve Bednarczyk) writes:
>>YES!!!  And no FM either!!! There just doesn't seem to be any spirit of
>>cooperation left in amateur radio any longer. We now have what appears to be a
>>remote base on 144.200 Mhz in the Los Angeles area now.  FM simplex on 144.100
>>CW part of the band. We used to have a reasonable amount of self-control and
>>respect for 'negotiated' sub-bands.  No longer! The attitude, at least inthe
>>urbanized areas seems to be "Part 97 says I can operate here so I'm gonna!" 
> 
>Don't hang that on on the urbanized areas. There's none of that kind of thing
>here in the Houston area, for example

 WHoa there - I spent a week in Houston this past April.  All I heard on
the 220 machine was blatant business communications between what
appeared to be building contractors of some sort and callsigns about
every 30 minutes.

>This kind of thing is probably localized to the LA area; it's long had a
>reputation for uncooperativeness and disregard for band plans and
>coordination,

This occurs, to some degree in EVERY URBANIZED area.  California has
a significant percentage of the total amateur population as evidenced
by a single state being represented by the call area. As a result of
this, we have had to face the problem of over-crowding before the 
rest of the country.  Our solutions may not have been the best in 
all cases, but we couldn't wait for the rest of the nation to
catch up - our problems would be insurmountable by then. This may
be what you perceive as uncooperation. I look at it as a case of
"Lead, Follow, or get out of the way". 
 
>and I find the fact that there's a large contingent of folks who
>idolize the ex-WB6 who got his license yanked, and then keeps operating
>without one, is indicative...

It is not a fact that there is a LARGE contingent of folks who idolize
a certain ex-WB6JAC.  There happens to be a small, but vocal minority
that like to stir the pot.  It was the majority of good decent amateurs
that saw to it that his license was revoked. Now lets see if the good
folks in W5 land can do the same for that fellow that's causing such
a mess on 28.335 (+/-) Mhz.
I guess what I'm trying to say is -- That the hobby is growing so
fast that problems are popping up quicker than we can anticipate
them - let alone solve them.  The real problems will occur when
we get so crowded that all cooperation ceases.
    I think the FCC has a tiger by the tail, a situation that
occurred during the exponential growth of CB radio. Now rather
than a bunch of 5 watt radios more or less relegated to the
10/11 meter band, we have 100/200 watt tranceivers that can
go anywhere from 3 to 30 Mhz with the snip of a wire or a
couple of diodes added in the right places.  Yes , maybe it is 
time for a more active FCC.  What do you think?

                 73,  Steve NJ6J  steveb@inst-sun1.jpl.nasa.gov

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