What is the problem with just using the numbers? Why is using letters better?
(Not being snippy here, maybe there is a good reason. If so, please explain.)
Steve AI9IN
p.s. "We've always done it that way" is not really a good reason in and of itself.
On 2016-07-06 14:31, Peter Laws wrote:
On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 12:52 PM, Paul Stoetzer n8hm@arrl.net wrote:
Several parts of the website (such as the frequency guide) also use a less known custom with the second letter in lower case (to indicate that the second letter is 'down').
Eventually I would hope we would move away from "five and dime" or "nickel and dime" to using C/X in reference to 5 GHz uplinks and 10 GHz downlinks.
Then let's start.
The actual designation has to be agreed upon first, though. Slash/no slash? Case/no case? Pick one, stick with it. What was the original decision anyway?