There are as many misconceptions, and or misunderstandings, within the DX
community as there is within the Contesting community about the 'DX Window'.
The U.S. is just about the only country in the world that has 250khz for SSB,
on 75m. Within that 250khz is a small, very small, segment 3790-3800 that US
and most other countries have in common. Yes there are some exceptions but for
the vast majority 3790-3800 is where DX SSB contacts take place.
The DX community is very protective, and rightly so, of the 'DX Window' but
they don't seem to understand when there is an international contest the only
place the contesters can work DX is also in the 'DX Window'.
We need to have some 'give-n-take', compromise, between Contesters and DXers.
DXers must understand during international contests contesters need to use the
'DX Window'. Conversely contesters must understand during domestic contest like
SS and QSO parties, etc, there is no justification to use the 'DX Window'.
Perhaps the domestic contest sponsors can include a statement in their rules
suggesting 3790-3800 is off-limits.
73
MAL
N7MAL
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
http://www.ctaz.com/~suzyq/N7mal.htm
http://geocities.com/n7mal/
Don't worry about the world coming to an end today.
It's already tomorrow in Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: Ted Bryant
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 12:27
Subject: [CQ-Contest] 75M and the DX Window
You gotta love the irony in some of these situations.
I heard KU8E being accosted by some frequency cops about being in the DX
window (3798kHz) on 75m in
the Sprint... as he was working an F4...also in the Sprint.
See you on cw.
73, Ted W4NZ
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