2m SSB and 144.300MHz

[G8ADD]

@G4MD

What utter nonsequitous drivel. Why on earth do you need a mode to be channelised in order to have a designated frequency on which to make initial contact with other stations? It’s just common sense to which, fortunately, the vast majority of amateurs appear still to adhere.

I totally agree. I strongly suspect that the VHF manager and those in the IARU responsible for this rubbish do not participate in weak signal SSB working. As I have mentioned before, when anticipating the sudden and usually quite short sporadic E openings, or SOTA activations, I spend long periods of time monitoring the calling channel. I honestly cannot see how I can also monitor +/- 5 kHz without resorting to manual operation.