[CQ-Contest] waedc

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

I guess what Sam is referring to here is DARC General rule 3(5), "(5) 
Contest traffic in sectors marked as contest-free will be penalised." 
and the WAE rule that states:


"According to IARU recommendations operation should be avoided outside 
contest-preferred segments. No operation to take place on:

*CW*: 3560-3800; 7040-7200; 14060-14350 kHz
*SSB*: 3650-3700; 7050-7060; 7100-7130; 14100-14125; 14300-14350 kHz"

Am I the only one who feels that this approach is unduly draconian, and 
imposes restrictions on non-Region 1 stations that are inappropriate?  
On a busy band like 40 CW, being limited to the bottom 40 KHz is 
something that Region 2 stations should not have to live with for the 
sake of protecting European PSK operations at 7040.  Being banned from 
14060-14100 also strikes me as unreasonable.  Many Region 2 hams will 
not even be aware of these restrictions. These rules provide a positive 
incentive for stations only to report the band they are operating on in 
their logs (e.g. 7000), omitting their specific frequencies.

The *may* be a shred of justification for contest-free zones in those 
contests where CW and SSB are simultaneously active.  In single-mode 
contests, the opposite mode is contest-free, and the WARC bands are 
always contest-free zones.


73, Pete N4ZR
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On 8/8/2014 10:11 AM, Saulius Zalnerauskas wrote:
> 2 Bands
>
> *3.5 - 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 MHz*.
>
> According to IARU recommendations operation should be avoided outside
> contest-preferred segments. No operation to take place on:
>
> *CW* : 3560-3800; 7040-7200; 14060-14350 kHz
> *SSB*: 3650-3700; 7050-7060; 7100-7130; 14100-14125; 14300-14350 kHz.
>
> so if i call CQ on 14061 , 7044, - those QSO will be removed?
>
> or move multiplier - for example.
>
> BTW - 20 and 40m are full sometimes. When I run my LP - there is the best
> place to make a QSO.
>
> CUL in WAE CW
>
> LY5W Sam
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