The bandplan we use in the US - aka "SSB is 7.125 and up" - is it FCC
"demanded" or ARRL "recommended"?IARU plan for region 2 has 7.040 if i
remember correct. Who set it to 7.125?
On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Andrei Stchislenok <asnp3d@gmail.com> wrote:
> Maybe I am wrong, still remembering those old good days in ex USSR, where
> we
> were not allowed to SSB below 7.040 Mhz
>
> 2009/6/7 VR2BrettGraham <vr2bg@harts.org.hk>
>
> > EW1AR/NP3D said:
> >
> > >I was always wondering why many stations using 40 meters band working
> SSB
> > on
> > >or about 7.020 - 7.007 MHz for example? Regardless of geographical
> > >locations.
> > >As fas as I am aware, the *lowest frequency allowed for SSB mode is
> 7.040
> > >MHz* in all Countries, this is like a small segment of that so called
> > >"universal Plan"...
> > >Isn't this a reason to DQ such violators?
> >
> > Not true, in three of the four countries I am/have been
> > licensed in recent years, there are no restrictions on what
> > mode I can use where (other than no pulse or fast-scan TV
> > below 5.7 Gc from VR2).
> >
> > OH6LI recently advised there is also no restriction on
> > where SSB can be used on 40m in Finland.
> >
> > Therefore your awareness is not valid.
> >
> > So far, the only place with 7040 as a bottom for phone is
> > Russia. Japan 7025. And where ever USA can go down to
> > now. Anyone know of any others places that have a
> > restriction on where SSB can be used on 40m? Especially
> > in EU?
> >
> > I'm beginning to wonder if this 7040 restriction thing is just
> > the IARU Region 1 band plan rearing its ugly head in
> > another way, has been repeated so many times now that
> > everyone accepts it as the truth.
> >
> > 73, ex-VR2BG/p.
> >
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