[CQ-Contest] prejudicial language

[Roger Parsons]

Bill

You are dealing purely in semantics, and frankly I find it inconceivable 
that you are attempting to make a serious point.

Very few countries other than the US have formally regulated band 
segmentation, so that for most of the world it would be true to say that the 
whole of ANY band is the 'CW' section or the 'SSB' section. It would also be 
simplistic nonsense.

There is an IARU band plan for 160m. I believe that it is generally accepted 
that it needs revision. It is clearly the case that bandplans are completely 
ignored during SSB contests on 160m.

There is a genuine problem related to mode separation on 160m. It is most 
unlikely to be solved except by constructive thought and actions.

73 Roger
VE3ZI/G3RBP

>From: Bill Coleman <aa4lr at arrl.net>
>To: "Roger Parsons" <ve3zi at hotmail.com>, <cq-contest at contesting.com>
>CC: <kr6x at kr6x.com>
>Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] prejudicial language
>Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 14:55:15 -0400
>
>On 8/17/01 8:22 PM, Roger Parsons at ve3zi at hotmail.com wrote:
>
> >The majority of the members of the ARRL committee are active contesters, 
>and
> >I'm sure they are not prejudiced against contests. I think the point they
> >were trying to make is that (particularly) during SSB contests on 160m 
>the
> >CW portion of the band is completely full of SSB stations.
>
>NOT TRUE!
>
>The WHOLE BAND is the "CW Portion". I'm sure SOME part of 1800-2000 kHz
>is free of SSB signals during any contest.
>
> >This especially
> >makes little sense as most of the SSB part of the band is empty at the 
>same
> >time!
>
>NOT TRUE!
>
>The WHOLE BAND is the "SSB Portion"!
>
>--
>
>The biggest problem when dealing with 160m allocations is that most of
>the world only has access to 1810-1850 kHz, so everyone tries to crowd in
>there, especially during contests which recognize a higher value for DX
>contacts.
>
>
>
>
>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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