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Re: Topband: DX Window No Long Relevant

To: <n7rt@cox.net>, <w2gd@hotmail.com>, <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: DX Window No Long Relevant
From: john battin <jbattin@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 12:35:03 -0600
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The dx window is very important also here in the midwest. It is a place for dx 
to go without being CQ'ed off the frequency. I do not work US stations in the 
window, and hope that the gentlemans agreement to not CQ there will be revived 
and then replaced by contest rules. 
John K9DX 
> From: n7rt@cox.net
> To: w2gd@hotmail.com; topband@contesting.com
> Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 07:45:28 -0700
> Subject: Re: Topband: DX Window No Long Relevant
> 
> John,
> If it had not been for the window I could not have worked what I have on 
> 160. I would say it had gotten me at least a dozen new ones. One year I 
> remember giving ON4UN Zone 3 in the window.
> I wish you could walk in my shoes once and do a 160 contest from out here. 
> It might enlighten you.
> 73 Hardy N7RT
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Crovelli" <w2gd@hotmail.com>
> To: <topband@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 8:19 AM
> Subject: Topband: DX Window No Long Relevant
> 
> 
> >
> > As a courtesy, last weekend our Multi operation, as a courtesy, refrained 
> > from calling CQ in what some still consider the DX Window (1830 - 1835).
> >
> > BUT lets be realistic here, this is 2011, not 1961. Split operation, a 
> > necessary operating technique of the W1BB era is no longer necessary. 
> > Frequency allocations between ITU regions and individual countries have 
> > become more aligned. All world class radios have narrow filtering 
> > capability, etc. fully capable of handling the worst pileups.
> >
> > The need for a "window" has diminished to the point it has become 
> > irrelevant in today's world.
> >
> > Only the ARRL seems to hold onto the notion of a DX window in their 160 
> > contest rules, but they are well known for there slowness to react to 
> > current world realities.
> >
> > So.... I vote we assume THE 160M DX WINDOW is DEAD and move on to topics 
> > which might have significantly more value to the masses.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > John W2GD/P40W
> >
> >
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