Subj : Re: "Hams to the Rescue After Katrina" MSNBC News Article To : alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf,rec.radio.amateur.antenna,rec.radio.amateur.dx,rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.amateur.policy From : KØHB Date : Sun Oct 02 2005 03:37:19 From Newsgroup: alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf "Pat Stevens" wrote > The controls have already been put in place. The idea of posting on-topic is > nothing new and most people find a way to keep themselves within those > boundaries. Pat, usenet has no controls "put in place" (except on moderated newsgroups). Each newsgroup is commissioned for a stated purpose and should generally be followed, but sometimes the exhuberance of the moment causes us to stray off into other areas. S#!t happens! > I would imagine that the band plans for the amateur radio frequencies are only > a "guide" for you, too, and that you feel that you can transmit in any mode > and on any band that you feel fit. Right? Bandplans are voluntary "guides", and generally make good sense. Times happen, however, when there are good reasons to deviate from a particualr bandplan. So long as the mode/band is FCC-legal and I have a personally-acceptable reason, you're right --- I >>do<< feel that I can take a one-time exception to the bandplan guidelines. 73, de Hans, K0HB .