[CQ-Contest] R: ARRL DX SSB: 40m operation

[IK2DZN - Claudio Astorri]

Dear Stephan,


I noticed the same thing, which was largely evident, in very similar
percentages to yours... and thank you for submitting this issue.


My guess is that this "abuse" depends on the low solar cycle and that it is
the direct consequence of the bad conditions on 10 and partly on 15 meters,
so causing much more "demand" and traffic on 20 and 40..

In any case rules should give penalties to those encouraging BAD MODE USE of
the band spectrum even if this concerns other continents...


On the contrary all Europeans were giving "regular" frequencies and many
were adding a decimal. 

This is also very good to add clearness to the fact that a station is
answering to you and not to another station in your Region giving the same
listening frequency...


Thanks.




Claudio Astorri, IK2DZN




-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] Per conto di Stephan Walder
Inviato: domenica 5 marzo 2006 18.51
A: cq-contest at contesting.com
Oggetto: [CQ-Contest] ARRL DX SSB: 40m operation

Fellow contesters

during the ARRL DX SSB Contest this weekend I turned across the 40m band 
several times in S&P and couldn't but notice that many north american 
stations (I'd guess about 80%) were listening below 7040 and I can only 
wonder how succesfull they were generating pileups: that's definitely in 
the CW-part of the band !
While it is very common to expand the phone part of the band slightly 
below 7040 and into the part assigned to digital modes in the large 
contest in my opinion listening as low as 7019 is definitely overdoing 
it. Basically these operators ask us to violate the rules :-(

vy 73, Stephan "Steve" HB9DDO / WS9O

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