[CQ-Contest] [YCCC] QRM in DX Window

[Ron Rossi]

An exert from http://www2.arrl.org/contests/hf-faq.html:

c) Band plans
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Band plans are just that - plans. They are designed for normal 
circumstances when band loading is much lighter than during a contest. 
During major contests, the bands will be very crowded, resulting in 
conditions that the band plan is not intended to address. Avoid willful 
interference and be as courteous as possible to non-contest QSOs within 
the limits of the contest rules and licensing regulations.

Calling frequencies are also intended to allow stations to find their 
peers under customary circumstances. During a contest, be aware of where 
the calling frequencies are, but if no contacts are going on there, you 
have every right to try and make contest QSOs.

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73 es God Bless de KK1L...Ron Rossi (kk1l at arrl.net) <><
QTH: Jericho, Vermont
My page: http://www.intergate.com/~kk1l

Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
> I don't often agree with Mal, N7MAL but this time I do.
> 
> I tuned the 75m DX window Saturday night and found a few stations calling CQ
> (and spotted them on packet).  I did not tune around the band to find other
> places they could have done so.
> 
> I think it was K1KD I heard around 3799, who made a stink when someone asked
> him to move out of the DX Window.  I would hope operators from YCCC or any
> other large contest club would have set a better example and just moved (K1KD
> did not).
> 
> I don't think it's that hard to respect long-established "windows" (SSTV
> included) during contests (or any other time).
> 
> 73 - Jim AD1C
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