[CQ-Contest] Band plans

[Sandy Taylor]

These days, few countries regulate modes by frequency. Canadian amateurs can
use any frequency on 40 for any mode. Band plans are not regulatory issues
and most such band plans specifically state that they are intended for
normal amounts of on-air activity but are suspended during high-volume
times, such as a contest.



-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Keith Bainbridge
Sent: June-07-09 8:11 AM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Band plans

Indonesian "amateurs" use ssb down to 7010 on a daily basis. We hear 
them all the time here in VK6. We cannot work RTTY, PSK etc because of 
the ssb traffic going on. I wrote a letter to their national body some 
years ago and was officially told " amateurs in Indonesia can and will 
use whatever frequency they choose to complete the contact"
Many nights there are many of them on ssb on 6995 etc so there is no 
chance. To say amateurs MUST comply with their countries bandplans is a 
joke.
I also believe that a large number of the signal we hear on the bands 
are not amateurs , as an Indonesian friend of mine spent several hours 
here one night listening across 40 and she reckoned she never heard a 
callsign.
what chance to we VK6's have ?
73
Keith

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Keith
R K Bainbridge
VK6RK/ VK6XH
http://vk6rk.blogspot.com
Northern Corridor Radio Group Inc VK6NC /VK6ANC
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