[CQ-Contest] 80M DX window???

[Kelly Taylor]

I'm curious: to what extent is the DX Window thing pro-DX vs. anti-contest?

73, kelly
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----- Original Message -----
From: "K8KHZ-Sean Fleming" <sean at k8khz.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 10:22 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] 80M DX window???


>     This last Phone November SS I worked many place s on 80M. Actually it
> was so packed on the 80M band south of 3.850 that it was had to find a
home.
> One place I stumbled across was 3.793. When I started calling CQ there was
> the band police. "DX Window". This station though was not identifing so I
> just ignored the crazy man. Though I went onto the web and found that this
> small  piece of space from 3.790-3.800 is a DX window. though I myself
would
> never hear dx there in that small space and being on 20M I could not
believe
> that that is the only place dx shold be. In my search for the Truth to
this
> matter. I look at my Operator manual and yes I see this so called "Dx
> Winodw" but then I peer up at the top of the page to read on about
> The"Considerate operator's Frequency Guide". These few paragraphs go on to
> say, "Nothing in the rules recognizes net's groups, or any individuals's
> special priviledge to any specific frequency." "No frequect will be
assigned
> for exclusive use of any station." and finally, "Check to make certain the
> frequency is not in use."
>     So, I look on to the next page the US Amatuer Bands Bandchat where I
see
> US Extra hams are allowed phone from 3.750 to 4.000. This covers this
small
> space. So in conclusion I asked if it was in use  and there was no reply.
So
> called CQ. I was using it and there was no DX there before me. So, Just
> because that maybe it is the "DX Window" we shold all know frst to be
there
> has the frequency untill it is relenquished.
>
> -Sean  K8KHZ
>
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