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

[Rick Dougherty NQ4I]

CMI....that means "Count Me In"

de Rick NQ4I

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 7:40 AM, <kr2q at optimum.net> wrote:

> Recently, there has been some comment (privately and otherwise) about USA
> guys being
> "out of the band" on 40 SSB.  Namely, how close to 7125 can you get, not
> the "ooops"
> type of split event where you end up using the "wrong" VFO.
>
> Call me stupid (nevermind, that's been done before), but why are we still
> using LSB on 40m?
>
> If we would all agree to use USB on 40 SSB, then we could snuggle up
> against the bottom
> edge.  Yes, this would cause the "reverse" problem at the top end, but
> really, who is trying
> to run guys from up there?  For most of us, our antennas aren't that broad
> any way.
>
> In theory (or on paper, if you prefer), this would allow us to fit stations
> in (well, maybe 2 more)
> in the valuable "lower half" of the phone band.  And just think...one less
> item to complain about.
>
> Using USB on 40...wow...talk about extreme "out of the box" thinking.  I
> wonder if that would
> qualify for the XTREME category in CQWW?
>
> de Doug KR2Q
>
> PS...this is actually a REAL suggestion.
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