[CQ-Contest] 40m "new" approach to staying in the band?

[Steve London]

I would like to clarify the statement I made earlier:

"Frankly, I don't care what sideband the rest of the 40 meter users use."

First, let me apologize to anyone who may have taken offense from this. I did 
not wish to imply that either I, or other contesters, should run ram-shod over 
the non-contesters using 40 meters.

When I wrote this, I was thinking about all of the weekday nets and ragchews on 
40 SSB. Contest activities have no impact on these users, whether they use LSB 
or USB.

As to contest weekends on 40 SSB, there are several variations:

1) Contests with relatively light activity, such as most state QSO parties. The 
effect on non-contest uses is relatively small. It shouldn't matter whether 
contesters use LSB or USB.

2) Contests with heavy activity, such as CQWW Phone or SS Phone. Currently, the 
effect on non-contest users during many hours of the day is severe. The effect 
on non-contesters would continue to be severe, whether or not contesters use LSB 
or USB.

I hope I have clarified any misunderstanding, and not dug myself in deeper :).

73,
Steve, N2IC