[CQ-Contest] Out of Band operating

[Michael Keane, K1MK]

On Thu, 31 Oct 2002, K4SB wrote:

> I'm surprised that no one has commented that on 21000.5 or such, you
> are absolutely 
> out of the US band according to both ARRL and FCC announcements.

Well, I don't see what would be wrong with 21000.5 As long as you're
keying waveform is reasonable and you're not sending faster than 100
wpm. ;-) 

> I believe (???) they state quite emphatically that 2.5 kc up from the
> bottom is the absolute minimum.

No, that's not stated emphatically by anyone. 

In practice and to be clear, on USB, how close one can hug the low edge
comes down to the sideband supression and frequency accuray of your rig. 

> Heck, at .5 up, you wouldn't be legal even on LSB!

Huh ?!? 

Wrong sideband or wrong edge. 0.5 kHz up from the bottom on LSB is most
definitely out of the band!

Mike K1MK

Michael Keane K1MK
k1mk at arrl.net
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