These days, few countries regulate modes by frequency. Canadian amateurs can
use any frequency on 40 for any mode. Band plans are not regulatory issues
and most such band plans specifically state that they are intended for
normal amounts of on-air activity but are suspended during high-volume
times, such as a contest.
-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Keith Bainbridge
Sent: June-07-09 8:11 AM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Band plans
Indonesian "amateurs" use ssb down to 7010 on a daily basis. We hear
them all the time here in VK6. We cannot work RTTY, PSK etc because of
the ssb traffic going on. I wrote a letter to their national body some
years ago and was officially told " amateurs in Indonesia can and will
use whatever frequency they choose to complete the contact"
Many nights there are many of them on ssb on 6995 etc so there is no
chance. To say amateurs MUST comply with their countries bandplans is a
joke.
I also believe that a large number of the signal we hear on the bands
are not amateurs , as an Indonesian friend of mine spent several hours
here one night listening across 40 and she reckoned she never heard a
callsign.
what chance to we VK6's have ?
73
Keith
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Keith
R K Bainbridge
VK6RK/ VK6XH
http://vk6rk.blogspot.com
Northern Corridor Radio Group Inc VK6NC /VK6ANC
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