[CQ-Contest] QRM in DX Window

[N7MAL]

Lately many replies to my comments have started out with: ""I don't often 
agree with Mal, N7MAL but this time I do.""
It's a scary world if I'm making sense...hihihi....
There were many rude stations in the DX Window during the contest, including 
me defending the window. The ARRL band plan clearly shows 3790-3800 as the 
DX Window. There is approx 240 khz of operating space, minus the 10 khz 
window. The reason certain contesters try to operate there is because it is 
nice and quiet. It is quiet because it is the only SSB segment on 75 meters 
that is shared by the entire world. One of the many private responses I got 
asked why can't I give up the Window for 1 weekend a year. First it's not 
just 1 weekend it is several, Secondly why should the DX community give up 
their tiny 10 khz window when there is plenty of open space on the band.
Several suggested, actually told me, to go to the WARC bands. 75 meter SSB 
DXing is very special for a variety of reasons and cannot be found on the 
WARC bands.
The bottom line is why is what contesters do more important the what DXers 
do on a well established 10 khz window, a window which is endorsed by the 
ARRL? Yes there should be give-n-take but we are talking about 10 khz exempt 
with 240 khz remaining for SSB contesting.
73


MAL
N7MAL
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
http://www.ctaz.com/~suzyq/N7mal.htm

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jim Reisert AD1C
  To: cq-contest at contesting.com
  Cc: yccc at yccc.org
  Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 19:59
  Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] QRM in DX Window


  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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