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YOUR Opinion On Free-Banding
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Quite frankly, I'd prefer if all Freebanders were licensed hams.
The reasons for Freebanding are manifold. Some Freebander's are simply ignorant of amateur radio. Some like the idea of "freedom" from authority. Some know about ham radio, but have a mistaken idea that it takes a graduate engineer to pass the test. And some are, indeed, licensed hams who enjoy a different experience. (This is partricularly true in Europe.)
My opinion? Since we aren't going to stop it soon... let 'em have their fun. (But, I'd much prefer if most of them got their ham tickets.)
Have I ever done any Freebanding? Not exactly. I don't work DX there. I do, however occasionally communicate with locals on a local ("upper") frequency. As for working DX there... never have and not interested. I can work all the DX I want on any of the ham bands (where the contacts actually count for something
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The reasons for Freebanding are manifold. Some Freebander's are simply ignorant of amateur radio. Some like the idea of "freedom" from authority. Some know about ham radio, but have a mistaken idea that it takes a graduate engineer to pass the test. And some are, indeed, licensed hams who enjoy a different experience. (This is partricularly true in Europe.)
My opinion? Since we aren't going to stop it soon... let 'em have their fun. (But, I'd much prefer if most of them got their ham tickets.)
Have I ever done any Freebanding? Not exactly. I don't work DX there. I do, however occasionally communicate with locals on a local ("upper") frequency. As for working DX there... never have and not interested. I can work all the DX I want on any of the ham bands (where the contacts actually count for something
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Yes!! I forgot to mention that. Freeband all you like but if you're not licensed, just stay the heck off of our bands. (This includes the 11M Freeband and the so-called "EC" bands adjacent to the 80M, 40M, 20M and recently, 15M and 12M bands.)
The first amendment of the Constitution of the United States says:
It was written by Thomas Jefferson, who also wrote in his Inagural address:
Perhaps if the government cannot show that people are injuring each other, then it has no business restricting their activities.
The the ninth and tenth amendments of the Constitution also state:
Victimless crimes?
Do you care if people drive drunk, as long as they don't crash?
Perhaps the government is legislating morality...
But since their laws are not injuring me, should I care?
It was written by Thomas Jefferson, who also wrote in his Inagural address:
Perhaps if the government cannot show that people are injuring each other, then it has no business restricting their activities.
The the ninth and tenth amendments of the Constitution also state:
Victimless crimes?
Do you care if people drive drunk, as long as they don't crash?
Perhaps the government is legislating morality...
But since their laws are not injuring me, should I care?
C2 your viewpoint contradicts itself.... But from what I get your arguing the point that you consider free-banding as bad a driving under the influence? And the constitution did not really have a take on radio because that wasn't discovered till 1899 or at-least a very good understanding of how it worked.
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Recently??? There was "EC" Activity below 15M when I was active on "EC" over 20 years ago.
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