[CQ-Contest] WAEDC CW: only for Extra class USA

[Richard DiDonna NN3W]

I completely agree with you Jim.  Let me add that a 30 KHz restriction destroys much of the competitive or training ability for a lot of contesters - similar to what Remi LY8O said (although not as sinister).

#1  Many contesters who are learning contesting and are trying to work on skills of running will go up high in the band to run - at slower speeds.  A 30 KHz wide swath kills that ability on 40.

#2  Many low power and weaker stations run high on the band where there is more bandwidth and less interstation QRM.  It also allows those who have less optimal CW filters to run with lessened interference.

#3  Stations who focus their efforts on one band may choose to run higher in the band to make themselves more conspicuous by keeping a wide berth from the hard-core testers.

An absurdly low limit of 30 KHz discourages participation, deters skills building and will weaken participation - especially with casual operators.

Recipe for disaster.

73 Rich NN3W

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Cain" <jamesdavidcain at gmail.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Cc: <joerg at dl8wpx.de>
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 4:11 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] WAEDC CW: only for Extra class USA


> This is very ugly but in no way is a precedent. Just a terrible error. CW has always been the mode with no restrictions on frequency. CW contesters are pretty vigilant about avoiding interfering with others, fellow contesters and non-contesters alike. And we are the ones who bothered not only to learn the code but to become proficient at it. We deserve better than this. We demand better than this. 
> 
> I see the hand of the no-code digital mode dunderheads at work in this DARC restriction. And when the cries of protest arise, the DARC throws us a bone -- a whole 5 more kilohertz (7025-7030). They must do a lot better than that, like remove the restriction entirely.
> 
> It's one thing to obey the laws of one's government. It's something else entirely to acquiesce to a recommendation by an interest group. 
> 
> Jim Cain
> At The K1TN Superstation
> New Jersey, USA