[CQ-Contest] WAEDC CW: only for Extra class USA / You have tobe kidding

[Richard DiDonna NN3W]

Again, the IARU rules say that the 7000-7025 range is "contest preferred" and that the rest of the area (up to at least 7040).  Narrow band modes are "permitted" in R1 between 7040 and 7050.  CW is a narrow band mode. All modes are again permitted between 7050 and 7100.

Again, the key word is preferred - not mandatory.  Clearly, the DARC and the WAE committee had the ability to "grant" 5 extra KHz to 7030 which is still patently inadequate given the popularity of the contest.

>From my reading of the rules, CW is fully allowed up to 7100 and CW contesting should be as well.

73 Rich NN3W

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joerg Puchstein" <joerg at dl8wpx.de>
To: <dougzzz at gmail.com>; <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WAEDC CW: only for Extra class USA / You have tobe kidding


> Hello Doug et al,
> 
> Thank you for your concerns and the additional promotion :-)
> 
> Actually, we were forced to adapt our rules to some recent changes in the IARU region 1 recommendations and the R1 bandplan. Being an official member of the IARU R1, we as contest sponsor are more or less bound to these recommendations.
> 
> Unfortunately I did overlook the fact which is now creating a small uproar on the cq-contest reflector. But don't worry too much. Common sense will prevail and we will widen our CW section on 40m by a couple of kHz (7030 being the new boundary) and thus, allowing everybody to participate in the CW part of this beautiful contest. Otherwise split operation would become necessary which would certainly foil the good intentions of the IARU R1.
> 
> Tonight I will release another update of these rules reflecting the announced changes. You will then be able to find them here: 
> 
> http://waedc.de , or directly
> http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/fedcw.htm
> 
> Best 73 de Joerg, DL8WPX
> WAE DX Contest Manager
> 
> 
>> ----- Originalnachricht -----
>> Von: DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL <dougzzz at gmail.com>
>> An: Bernhard Buettner <ben at dl6rai.muc.de>; Bernd Och
>> Gesendet: Tue Jul 28 13:05:25 2009
>> Betreff: You have to be kidding
>> 
>> I cannot believe that this is correct.  Please comment.
>> thanks,
>> de Doug KR2Q
>>