Hi Paul: We need to remember that a lot of cw nets and digital operations
use the frequencies on 80 that you refer to. I have no objection to moving
contesting frequencies up there (the MD QSO Party already has), but we need
to be conscious of the QRM to existing users of those frequencies. 73,
John, K4BAI.
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> From: PaulKB8N@aol.com
> To: CQ-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] 80M CW Contest Frequencies
>
> Gang,
>
> Just as food for thought as we approach another contest season, I'm
noticed a
> lot of the empty spectrum between the phone and CW portions of the 80M
band.
> I know that in some countries that the entire 80M band is not available,
but
> perhaps with some push from our community, we might change the way we use
the
> band.
>
> 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.
>
> As more folks start using 80M beams and directional arrays, it might make
> this idea seem more reasonable. Thoughts?
>
> Paul, KB8N
>
>
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