I was qrmed today just 1 hour by a F5 stn, as i trx on 14080 rtty.
he means this is a Pactor mailbox frequency, i should go higher
than 14090.0 because all mailboxes down 90...
Are we lousing now all RTTY frequencies for the numbers of un-
koordinated Pactor stuff??
73 Wil DJ7AA
Eddie Schneider schrieb:
>
> WPX contesters, this message came through via the WPX robot and I am
> passing it on as per the originator's request. Please respond
> politely to Bruce direct, KB6LWN@qsl.net, if you feel the need.
>
> Eddie, W6/G0AZT.
>
> Quote:
> Please.... Do you suppose you might keep the RTTY contesting to
> above
> 28.110 MHz
> so you don't SCREW UP the Packet links that frequent the lower
> portion
> of the 10m band
> from 28.100 to 28.110 MHz ???
>
> Today is the first chance I've had, with good conditions, at my
> location
> to make packet
> connections on 10m, and there was SO many RTTY stations falling all
> over
> each other
> and just generally making that segment of the band USELESS for DX
> Packet
> connections
> that I lost out on the chance....
>
> PLEASE! Make it known to your contestors that there is a gentlemans
> agreement in
> effect (has been for quite some time now) that RTTY comms would stay
> above 28.110 MHz
> and leave the segment just below that for PACKET stations to
> operate.
>
> Since RTTY is SO much closer to being CW than packet is, that leaves
> LOTS of space
> above 28.110 MHz up to whatever agreement you have with the CW
> community, to operate
> your stations in.
>
> We all need to get along and cooperate, but if today is any
> reflection
> of that,
> then we are in BIG TROUBLE! There was very little cooperation,
> virtually NO
> consideration, and even less chance of getting a packet signal
> through
> today.
> And I can only suspect that unless YOU (and other contesting
> organizations)
> don't take a hand in this, it will be even WORSE tomorrow.
>
> Thank you for reading this and I hope you will take it to heart.
>
> 73 - Bruce LeGrande / kb6lwn
> Unquote.
>
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