[CQ-Contest] Relief for 40M in sight?

[Tom Frenaye]

At 05:05 PM 3/19/2009, Pete Smith/N4ZR wrote:
>Reading about the impending release of 7100-7200 KHz for use by amateurs in 
>Regions 1 and 3, I'm encouraged to ask whether this might bring about some 
>relief in the congestion that occurs during contests on the low end of 
>40.  It would seem that moving the broadcasters out should reduce pressure 
>on both SSB and RTTY operators to utilize the frequencies below 7100, 
>making it possible for the de facto CW/RTTY and CW/SSB boundaries to move 
>up.  Perhaps it's not too soon to ask whether the relevant IARU band-plans 
>should be revised.


IARU Region 1 (Eu/Africa) has posted their updated band plan on their web site 
    http://www.iaru-r1.org/Region%201%20HF%20Bandplan%202009.pdf

There is no change in allocations in Region 2 (North/South America).  
I don't know if any band plan changes are expected - though I know ARRL will be reviewing theirs.
   (and the ARRL/USA band plan is not quite the same as the one adopted by Region 2)
   http://www.iaru-r2.org/counter/getfile.php?id=5
  
IARU Region 3 (Asia/Pacific) has not posted an updated band plan yet.
   http://www.iaru-r3.org/r3bandplan.doc

         -- Tom

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