[CQ-Contest] The OO Strikes Back

[andrew]

In message <MBBBJCHIMOLLDEAHAJGKKEKJCMAA.otterstad at enter.vg>, Ragnar
Otterstad <otterstad at enter.vg> writes
>
>That does bring up one DX station I ran into on 40m - wish I could remember
>the call - "150, 150, DX1DX Contest listening 150".  To the credit of us USA
>types, in the 2 minutes or so I spent listening while fiddling with my
>modem, he didn't get any answers...
>
>
>The problem with 40m phone contest and USA here is that some USA stations are
>listening below 7040, which is CW/FSK/Pactor...      band here.


The difference is that it is illegal for US stations to operate LSB on
7.150.  It is NOT illegal for most European stations to operate LSB
below 7.040.  It might be against the *gentlemans agreed* bandplan but
it is not illegal.  Big difference.



Andrew Williamson GI0NWG / AC6WI
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