All - A friend of mine alerted me to the fact that he heard a QSO take place between someone in the USA and Europe below 1810 during the Stew. I did a little research and verified that this QSO did t
You already know the answer. K3LR And if a Region 1 stations modified his log to change the frequency information to make it look legit - is that unsportsmanlike behavior? Tree N6TR _________________
Hey Everything can be solved simply. To approve the rules for the whole World ( only for contest) - it is impossible to work until 1810. It will be fair. -- Nick, UY0ZG http://www.topband.in.ua Tree
Author: Henk Remijn PA5KT via Topband <topband@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2021 11:31:48 +0100
In region 1 the frequency 1800-1810 is still allocated to Radiolocation, not to Amateur. However it is always possible that individual countries create different allocations. Similar to the upper fre
There are, of course, minor exceptions. In Turkmenistan, for example, no licenses are issued at all ... And the real situation is as follows - almost all participants in contests from Europe and Asia
I donīt believe that half of the participants are in Turkmenistan. If not licensed they are not allowed to transmit anywhere. So all stations from region 1 transmitting below 1810kHz should be disqua
Author: Jim Fielder <JFielder@twincitynetworks.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2021 09:54:33 -0500
I am QRP and like to run. After I get tired of trying to bust through the pileups with my weak signal I choose to run. There is little chance I can make it to EU and the band is just too crowded abov
Just my .02 on this one. The reader and especially the contest organizer not required to even consider my opinion. In a way it's like the ARRL's DX window in the ARRL160 used to be. It was kept in th
Many people - many opinions ... What about the European QRP fans? They probably want to be in a quiet place too ... As for 40m, split is successfully used there. Although I already agree with everyon
I have an idea, just to make it "fair", let's restrict all operators from around the world to the US Phone Bands on 20M and 40M in contests as well. After all, it's only fair. Just stick to the rules
And if these are "illegal" contacts - what should be done about them? operating in a USA authorized band it shouldn't be up to me to verify the legality of the other guy's operation. That's between