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Fellow hams,
Like many others, I occasionally use AM on both 160 and 80 meters. My reasons for doing so are probably typical: I do it because it reminds me of the first transmitter I owned, and of other rigs and earlier times, before I had the money to buy new equipment and linear amplifiers. I also have many good friends who operate AM, and I like to talk to them as well as to my friends who use CW or SSB. I'm writing this to ask that hams who don't favor AM make allowances for us: it seems that the "AM Window" on 80 meters is being taken over by hams operating SSB, sometimes with blunt, on-the-air comments to the effect that those running AM aren't entitled to use the space. There have been skirmishes, complaints, acrimonious debates, and even outright jamming lately, and I'm afraid it will escalate to the point that FCC action will be needed. I'm going to be blunt he I'm not a psychologist, but I think those who oppose AM are making a big mistake by not treating AM operators with the same standard of on-air behavior that they show to other hams. I'm not sure why this "range war" has started, but it's only logical endpoint is with reduced privileges for ALL hams, not just those who use AM. Our hobby is at a crossroads: with young technophiles gravitating to the Internet, and military forces needing neither CW operators nor technicians, the future we face at the frequency-bargaining table and in the public's mind is no longer in the hands of benevolent government agencies eager for trained personnel who can be pressed into service quickly. In fact, the future of the hobby is now in OUR hands, and unless we start working together and stop sniping at each other over minor things like the modes we use, we're going to fade away without anyone noticing. FWIW. YMMV. 73, Bill W1AC (Filter qrm for direct replies) |
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