A while back there was some discussion here about the IARU R1 band plan, as a result of DARC adopting the R1 band plan in the WAE rules. Here is a post to that thread by DL6KVA: http://search.contest
Has WAE or any contest organization penalized folks for not following the IARU band plans? Has there ever been any penalties levied against a contester by any official IARU organization? Julius Fazek
N2WN asked: I believe only this year's WAE contests that the new rule adding the IARU R1 band plan has applied, so we have yet to see what is done about violations of the rule. The second question I
I have to admit, with my absense from Amateur radio for many years, I didn't know much about the IARU. Someone mentioned that many radio amateurs believed they are a governing authority, and I must a
I visited last IARU R1 conference in Cavtat mainly to say hallo to my old friends KA1ZD/K1ZZ. I was amazed by the amount of "work" done there. Lot of meetings on obscure admin subjects. However, I la
The IOTA Contest has a rule requiring adherence. It is difficult to "prove" non-adherence but there is often strong evidence (especially when there is full-frequency logging by one or both stations).
Much discussion about the R2 yachtie net laying claim to 14300, but not about how IARU band plans getting incorporated into contest rules & the inevitable consequences of this. Contests are turning o
I think the problem boils down to this: Bandplans assume "normal" loading, and try to concentrate certain types of activity together. Most of the time, this is fine. However, this idea falls apart wh
Thanks for the response Don. Some contests are certainly easier to contain within the recommended frequencies. This is one of those things where size definitely matters. This is an ancient battle in
I'd say you have 6 contests where conflict is likely... ARRL DX WPX RDXC WAE CQWW Sweeps 73 Rich NN3W -- Original Message -- From: "Tom Haavisto" <kamham69@gmail.com> To: "Don Field" <don.field@gmail
While not technically billed as a contest, ARRL Field Day brings out its share of anti-contest rhetoric. I find it interesting that in the wake of the recent CQWW CW 'test we have heard a lot of, not