On Sep 26, 2006, at 9:40 AM, <ku8e at bellsouth.net>
<ku8e at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> AA4LR wrote :
>
> " Perhaps during a RTTY or SSB contest, the CW ops might head to
> 7100-7150. At least for the next two or three years."
>
> Sorry Bill... that ain't going to happen.
Probably not, but it was a good suggestion.
> Besides, why should those operating CW move ?
Because the frequency is busy.
> The guys
> operating RTTY and SSB are encroaching on frequencies, that for
> years have be used for CW only.
They are definitely NOT!!! "encroaching". In Region 1, RTTY is
supposed to be in the area of 7025-7050; SSB is supposed to be
7050-7100. Naturally, in a contest, things get crowded and people
spread out.
> There was no problem until RTTY contesting started becoming more
> popular.
As a member of the SECC, an organization dedicated to promoting and
improving radio contesting, I see nothing wrong with increasing
involvement in contesting, regardless of mode.
> As far as SSB.. I think those DX stations who operated below
> 7040 should be DQ'ed.
To be fair then, any Region 1 or Region 3 station who makes a CW
contact above 7040 should be DQ'd as well.
(And I guess that means that all RTTY contacts with Regions 1 and 3
will have to be exactly on 7040....)
> There are gentleman agreements (i.e bandplans) that have been in
> place for years. They say
> 7040 for DX RTTY and 7080-7100 for everyone else. Just because
> the FCC rules say you could
> technically operate RTTY in the 160 meter DX window would you do
> it ??? No
What DX window? There is NO DX window in the 160m bandplan. (See:
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/bandplan.html)
> I realize this ain't going to work for a major contest like
> CQWW RTTY.
Then why suggest it?
> I see no reason why the
> RTTY activity can't shift up to include 7100-7150.
Because many hams in Regions 1 and 3 aren't allowed to operate there.
> Those frequencies are not used much since the
> novice class was phased out.
Why don't we use these frequencies for domestic QRP CW operation
then? Why is that so absurd, but trying to use the same frequencies
for international DX contests isn't?
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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