Reading about the impending release of 7100-7200 KHz for use by amateurs in Regions 1 and 3, I'm encouraged to ask whether this might bring about some relief in the congestion that occurs during cont
IARU Region 1 (Eu/Africa) has posted their updated band plan on their web site http://www.iaru-r1.org/Region%201%20HF%20Bandplan%202009.pdf There is no change in allocations in Region 2 (North/South
Which is pretty disappointing, with digital modes starting at 7040, while on 20, for example, they do not begin until 14070. I'm also not thrilled to see unattended digital data devices at 7050-53, a
What happened to the lower 10 KHz of 160? Is this now "no man's land"? ;o) Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elec
Digital (mostly RTTY) changed the landscape on 40. It used to be 7000 to 7040 was CW, 7040 to 7050 was RTTY, 7050 to 7060 was any mode, and 7060 to 7100 was SSB. Remember KP4 et al have 7075 to 7100
I think you mistake my intentions, Dean - I was just asking why 40 couldn't be more like 20, with RTTY starting around ~7070, now that there is much more spectrum above it. "Intimidate"? Give me a br
Hi Dave Eighty meters is another wasteland during SSB contests. Seems like everyone congregates between 3775 and 3850 when 3600 to 3775 is just about empty. Seems like we could spread out a lot on 80
What? Are you talking about the absence of 1800-1810 kHz from the IARU Region 1 bandplan? Simple. Amateurs in most Region 1 countries don't have access to it because 1800-1810 kHz is allocated to the
Hi Pete, my first e-mail to you was private, as I intentionally omitted cq-contest. Why did you add the cq-contest list back on your reply, which contained my private note to you, without asking me f
First, an apology - I failed to notice that CQ-Contest wasn't on the incoming address list. I'm very conscious of the breach of netiquette involved in taking a private note public. With the combinati
This "JA band plan" that I see mentioned is not a band plan but a regulation. Until their MPT changes the regulation, the JAs are going to operate where they are allowed. Not that I want to spoil thi
That is not true. Previously we had 7050-7100 exclusive amateur. Now we have _no_ portion of 40m that is exclusive amateur. I missed a footnote, in UJ & EX 7000-7100 will also be fixed service, secon