[CQ-Contest] Band Plans

[Robert Naumann]

Andrei,

Please provide a reference to any EU law that says that SSB below 7040 is
illegal.

Thus far, all that have been cited are non-binding "band plans" or
"gentlemen's agreements". 

While it may annoy some that these band plans or agreements are ignored a
couple of times during the year in the largest contests, there remains no
illegal activity here and therefore no violation has occurred.

This baseless debate has once again become tiresome. Do we need to go
through this same pointless discussion year after year?

73,

Bob W5OV




-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Andrei Stchislenok
Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 7:43 AM
To: K1TTT
Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Band Plans

I was always wondering why many stations using 40 meters band working SSB on
or about 7.020 - 7.007 MHz for example? Regardless of geographical
locations.
As fas as I am aware, the *lowest frequency allowed for SSB mode is 7.040
MHz* in all Countries, this is like a small segment of that so called
"universal Plan"...
Isn't this a reason to DQ such violators?

73's Andrei EW1AR-NP3D

2009/6/7 K1TTT <K1TTT at arrl.net>

> Because each country can issue regulations that restrict frequencies and
> modes differently.  Also, band plans are just that 'plans'... Plans can
not
> be reasonably expected to handle all circumstances.  For example, planning
> for 20khz on 20m for FSK RTTY may handle normal weekday operating, but let
> an expedition come on or a big rtty contest start up and 20khz just isn't
> enough.  To expect operators to restrict themselves to the 'planned' 20khz
> when there is lots of mostly unused spectrum on either side that they can
> legally use is unreasonable.
>
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
> web: http://www.k1ttt.net
> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steve and Judy [mailto:hodgson at cytanet.com.cy]
> > Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 06:42
> > To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> > Subject: [CQ-Contest] Band Plans
> >
> >
> > Why do we not have a ''realistic'' Universal Band Plan ?
> >
> >
> > 73 Steve  ZC4LI
> >
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