<<<<
Bob probably meant to get across the concept that one should not listen up
5 as expeditions do so. If the pileup is really getting out of hand, then
up 1 should be enough as long as those calling do not zero beat with each
other. >>>>
Up 5 takes no more room than up 1, or any split much wider than the
bandwidth of filters.
What really wastes space are splits that do not center people in one CW
channel width, especially where people do not listen to see if a frequency
is already occupied.
For example, calling up 4 or 4.5 while the station says up 5 will waste
space and hog the band. Calling within a hundred cycles or so of up 5 uses
no more band space than calling within 100 cycles or so of up 1.
I'd almost bet that the majority who try to call up some specific number
will be off + - at least 100 Hz just by accident. One way to encourage that
might be to operate a weird frequency, instead of exactly on a 500Hz or a
multiple of 500 Hz.
It would be interesting to see what the real statistics are.
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