Well even running a hundred watts on C.B. is already way over 20 times the 
legal limit allowed so a thousand watts is definitely overkill. With that 
said it's a playground for non hams to use either as a work band or just to 
cause trouble. I like the idea of using it as a work band. It's a learning 
point and hopefully you can build from it and get on other bands so you're 
not just limited to one. Also about talking locally, I suppose there's valid 
points to leaving some of the other work bands for D.X, but here's a thought 
though. Every now and then when I can talk a few of these guys here to sit 
on some frequency on 15 meters we've often gotten some pleasant surprises. I 
remembered just recently I told 2 people to meet me on 15 meters for a short 
Q.S.O. and I was reasonably sure we would be alone. It was after midnight 
and as we talked for a while someone from California broke in and we talked 
to them and a few others for a while. So had we not have been active, we 
would have totally slept on a pretty good band opening. When the rest of 
them signed I heard some power stations from South America and had I been 
able to speak Spanish, I probably could have worked them at that strange 
hour. Oh and incidentally a lot of the conversations I've broken in on 
around 17 meters for instants were a few locals from some place just sitting 
there. So if they weren't there I would have skip passed and not given it a 
second thought. So regardless of openings, when you tune threw the bands, it 
kind of helps if people are there. Otherwise it's pointless to keep scanning 
for nothing. I don't know about you however in my case, I seldom put out 
C.Q. calls anymore on some random frequency. I might have 14 or so years ago 
but now it's just as easy for me to bust in on someone else's Q.S.O. Of 
course assuming that they're ok with it. As soon as I sense that I'm 
interrupting I leave and find something else. So I rely on hearing people 
talking. I supposed if I called and called C.Q. like thirty thousand times 
in a frequency noone monitors, I'd eventually get someone. Maybe I could do 
like those contesters with a recording of their C.Q. call over and over 
until someone answers. Naw. For me I spin the dial a few times and if I'm 
not successful getting someone's attention then off the radio goes and for 
me it's either back to the computer to read these messages, or it's time to 
go outside or something.----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: Staying on this list


We use 10 meters for local stuff around here and 75, we leave 20 and the
bands likely to open free for the dx'ing. No point tying up those bands to
talk locally when you don't have to. That's like I will never get why CB'ers
run many thousands of watts to talk around town but having known most of
them in this area at one time or another, I guess considering the source is
key.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 1:24 AM
Subject: Re: Staying on this list


> If you were here in Ontario you'd find quite a few hams on C.B. and F.R.S.
> and G.M.R.S. and even the "not yet available MRS frequencies." At least
> they
> aren't yet here in Canada. People here tend to follow where the action is
> at
> and even though the low bands and the work bands are good for D.X. people
> don't seem to use them locally. Instead they'd rather pile up on simplex
> or
> the other places I mentioned. In a way that sucks. I don't see why people
> won't use 20 meters or 15 meters for local stuff but oh well!
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 10:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Staying on this list
>
>
> As for me?  I'm burning my ham ticket and going to CB radio.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX