[CQ-Contest] 160m DX window dead?

[andrew]

Tom,

Well said.  Part 97.305 is quite clear regarding the use of different
modes within the various bands.  See http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi
-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=47&PART=97&SECTION=305&YEAR=2000&TYPE=TEXT for
details, but briefly, for 160m it shows....

-----------------------------------------------------------
Wavelength band   Frequencies     Emission types authorized                   
-----------------------------------------------------------
   160 m          Entire band     RTTY, data
   160 m          Entire band     Phone, image


I read this as saying any mode can be used anywhere within the 160m band
(within modulation limits, of course).  So, Mr. Hollingsworth can
enforce that to his heart is content ;-)

Now, had he been talking about the other eight HF bands which have
mode/frequency limits explicitly listed in Part 97.305, that would be a
different matter!


Andrew Williamson GI0NWG / AC6WI
ARRL Volunteer Examiner

One of the ZL9CI gang
http://www.qsl.net/zl9ci/



In message <001a01c12649$9364a800$5f01a8c0 at tom>, tombaugh
<tombaugh at discoverynet.com> writes
>
>All fine and dandy up until the last statement....
>"(Riley Hollingsworth says bandplans ARE enforceable BTW)."
>A Band Plan is just a BAND PLAN not a mandatory, regulated allocation.
>This is the first I've heard this scenario.
>Although I may be all for it... somebody better tell the rest of the country
>and the world.
>Need to send a memo to everyone with a license?
>Better yet.. re-test everyone to make sure they "really" understand.
>Sorry about the cynicism... not usually me but...
>
>Tom Baugh
>AE9B
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bill Tippett <btippett at alum.mit.edu>160m DX window dead?
>
>
>>
>>         I'll answer a few of your questions but am speaking for myself
>> and not the committee, which was chaired by K5UR:
>(SNIP)
>>         Contest windows are another issue which is governed by individual
>> contest sponsors.  It is my PERSONAL opinion that windows in contests
>should
>> be abolished because they are so abused (not by USA but by DX) and are a
>> very poor use of spectrum in very crowded contests.  In the most recent
>> CQ 160 CW Contest, probably 99% of the DX stations I worked were NOT
>> in the 1830-1835 window recommended by CQ...and I believe this was also my
>> experience from Colorado.  Again, this is my personal opinion only and the
>> committee chose to defer this issue to individual contest sponsors.
>>
>>         I believe the proposed bandplan solves the major problem on 160
>> (which is wideband/narrowband mode separation) while being least
>disruptive
>> to established practices...let's hope the FCC will enforce it!  (Riley
>> Hollingsworth says bandplans ARE enforceable BTW).
>>
>>                                                 73,  Bill  W4ZV
>>
>>
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