From a Ham forum-
Unlike the 10 meter problem these fellas are Licensed Hams.
Here is one of the responses-
To the above quote I like the response given by a Ham with some good wisdom-
Do you think the F C C will lower the boom as quickly on Licensed ops doing the same thing that cber's are doing on 10 meter ? Both are talking voice on CW freq's.. One has a license and truly knows what he is doing. The other no license and possibly not realizing he is on a Ham freq.. Neither is right but is there a tendancy to close ones eyes to nailing the licensed lawbreaker comitting the same offence as the non- licensed offender ? Or should I ask if Hams are more apt to not go for the throat on a licensed intruder as they are the non licensed intruder ?
Sunday afternoon after a hard day's work I grabbed a beer an sat down in front of my TS 570 to look forward some CW contacts. But... wait a minute! Nearly all over the 40 meters CW portion there where SSB stations calling "CQ Contest!" around frequencies like 7022 or 7025.
The only CW QSO I had this evening was with a station in Great Britain and was abruptly brought to an end by an SSB station 2 kHz up. One CW operator switched to LSB, complained to the SSB man in a friendly way and asked could he please QSY because this was the CW portion of the band. Answer was: "If this is the CW part - why are you calling me on sideband? Idiot!"
Using wrong frequencies is one thing, answering these calls is another. And there were many stations answering! To make my point clear: I'm not talking about "violating" the band edges by one or two KHZ. I'm talking about intruding the whole band part! This comments itself. I don't think "Hams" like these can carry their call sign with pride. Then again, who knows perhaps they got it at eBay...
Unlike the 10 meter problem these fellas are Licensed Hams.
Here is one of the responses-
Just the other week I worked a very nice guy who proudly told me that he was "a newly minted general" class license holder.
Only problem I saw was, we were in the Extra class portion of the band.
To the above quote I like the response given by a Ham with some good wisdom-
It's easiest to get caught up in forgetting the subband edges when you're new and excited and you hear a new state or something.
"Hey, you're out of the General band, let's change frequency to 14.229..."
Everyone makes mistakes. The way those mistakes are handled is important for the future of Amateur Radio.
That said, phone contesters in the CW subband are NOT making innocent beginner mistakes.
Do you think the F C C will lower the boom as quickly on Licensed ops doing the same thing that cber's are doing on 10 meter ? Both are talking voice on CW freq's.. One has a license and truly knows what he is doing. The other no license and possibly not realizing he is on a Ham freq.. Neither is right but is there a tendancy to close ones eyes to nailing the licensed lawbreaker comitting the same offence as the non- licensed offender ? Or should I ask if Hams are more apt to not go for the throat on a licensed intruder as they are the non licensed intruder ?