On 2012-08-31, at 10:12 AM, Hardy Landskov wrote:
> This is the reason I don't contest on 160 anymore. No DX window and endless
> CQ machines turn the band into just a trashy mess.
Hi Guys,
While my humble station & mediocre efforts in the various Topband contests
hardly matter much, I try & make it a point to stay off of those "window
frequencies", unless I'm responding directly to a DX station that I might hear
thereon...
It annoys me---for all the old & passe reasons, I guess!---to hear North
American CQ Test powerhouse machines cranking endlessly away, atop both DX &
domestic stations in the segment struggling to work one another. There's plenty
of space to "park & bark" elsewhere on the band, irregardless of the 5-KHz wide
"sacrifice", IMHO...
~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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