[CQ-Contest] Frequency Conservation

[Guy Molinari]

I never said that it would be "perfect" for everyone, just "good" for most of us,,,, IMHO.
 
73 - Guy



> From: w4tv at subich.com> To: guy_molinari at hotmail.com; jimk8mr at aol.com; w5ov at w5ov.com; cq-contest at contesting.com> Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Frequency Conservation> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:06:46 -0400> > >   > > This ruling allows more flexibility in how the bands are > > used.  I can't see how this can be anything but good for > > everyone.   Even the curmudgeons  ;-).   Spectrum that gets > > used is less likely to be taken away.  > > Not true ... digital operation is not permitted in spectrum > allocated to phone.  The changes on 80 and 40 will push a > substantial amount of domestic digital activity right into > the middle of Advanced/General/Novice/Tech+ CW activity and > will result is a substantial problem.  I can almost guarantee > the automated WinLink systems will ruin plenty of SS and > other contest "run" frequencies by firing up without listening > and cranking away endlessly until they get their message through. > > These changes are a disaster for digital activity and it will > be put squarely in competition with much of the current CW usage. > In addition, given the regulatory prohibition on digital operation > in the phone/image allocations, the pressure on a declining > "narrowband" allocations will only continue to the detriment of > CW. > > The sad part is that most of the problems are avoidable with > two simple changes: > >    1) make the 80/75 division at 3650 instead of 3600 >    2) allow (continued) digital access to 7075-7100 and >       delete the US R1/R3 phone allocation there now that >       R1/R3 have access to 7100 - 7200. > > 73, > >    ... Joe, W4TV >     > 
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