I would worry about clashing with traffic nets that operate in that
frequency range. They are bad enough on ssb- I'd hate to stir them up on cw
also. My opinion.
KM0L Steve in KC
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> From: Ward Silver <hwardsil@WOLFENET.com>
> To: contest reflector <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] 80M CW Contest Frequencies
>
>
> >
> > My thought is: Why not use 3600-3700 KHz as the primary CW contesting
> > frequencies? Novices could have a portion of the lower end of the
band.
> >
> > Rationale: Shorter antennas, less antenna adjustment between CW and
Phone
> > weekends. Perhaps a tiny advantage in propagation.
> >
>
> Hmmmm...might be a lot easier to get it started for domestic contests as
> international allocations and convention are difficult to budge. The
> major problem, as I see it, is that we would then lose many casual
> entrants who would no longer find the band busy and make a few QSOs.
>
> 73, Ward N0AX
>
>
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