over crowded?
Not likely, since there are so few operators already, a few more operating
on voice certainly won't strain the spectrum.
And no, i don't really think there will be a huge increase in operators
since there was no grand fathering plan as there was in Canada, and the
general and extra class licenses are still fairly involved to obtain.
Some think there will be some invisible magic switch that will be thrown and
the HF bands will suddenly become 11 meters, but this is so far from reality
that its hardly worth discussing.
If it is anything like what happened here, it took about a year or 18 months
before people really started to invest in HF radios, and put up antennas,
and figure out how to operate HF.
I would say probably about 50 percent of the people who weren't on HF
before, are now on HF.
And 99 percent of those are experienced hams who could never get past the cw
requirement before.
73
Colin, CF6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Patterson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: fcc report and order


> Hi all, I have been reading this thread for a long time and thought I
would
> make a few comments.  I think that people who are taking examinations for
> amateur radio should have the option of taking the Morse Code test if they
> choose to use that mode of communication.  There are a lot of operators
out
> there who like using CW and they should be able to have contact with new
> amateurs.  One thing I was wondering:
> What's going to happen to the HF bands now that the CW test is not
required?
> Does that mean that the bands will be overcrowded with voice
communications?
> Thanks again.
>
> Eric
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Fowle" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 11:55 AM
> Subject: Re: fcc report and order
>
>
> > Dropping the code for extra class is a sad day for us.  Biased opinion!
> >
> > I can hit 80-10 with pretty poor antennas and 100 Watts from near San
> Francisco
> > time/freq suggestions for a good C.W. qso will be seriously considered.
> <GRIN>
> >
> > Tom WA6IVG
> >
>
>
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