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Subject: Topband: Am I the only one in step?
From: Roger Parsons via Topband <topband@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Roger Parsons <ve3zi@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 15:22:34 +0000 (UTC)
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I enjoy contests but...


This weekend has seen the CQ 160m SSB Contest. It has also seen CW activity or 
attempted activity from a number of extremely rare DX entities.

Why is it reasonable or even acceptable for the band to be full of SSB 
contesters from 1800kHz to about 1960kHz? The vast majority of contacts made in 
the contest are same continent, and in the case of NA could and should all 
comply with the band plan. Why is the CW part of the band full of SSB whereas 
the top (phone) end of the band is almost empty?


I have previously suggested to the contest administrators at both CQ and ARRL 
that they set in the contest rules a lower operational limit of 1820kHz dial 
frequency. That would give contesters 23kHz of the 'prime' international 
frequencies between 1810kHz and 1840kHz, and a total 183kHz for many countries. 
The CW DX operators would have 7kHz internationally. Neither CQ nor ARRL have 
treated this suggestion seriously, nor come up with any alternative.

Why not?

73 Roger
VE3ZI
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