[CQ-Contest] Log Checking Technology

[Kevan Nason]

I'll answer what I'm sure many are thinking Trent. Extra class operators in
the US have phone privileges down to 7125 now.

As far as operating out of band though, I have done it -- unintentionally.
And I've talked to many who have done the same thing. It is happening more
now because of clicking on spots and not watching your transmit freq.
Personally, I don't think an unintentional foray outside your band
privileges warrants a warning, let alone a DQ. Now if it is seen happening
often that is a different matter. I've left them in the log so they get
credit, but I shouldn't. I try to go back and zero point/mult them for me.

Kevan
N4XL

On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 7:13 AM, VK4TS Trent Sampson <vk4ts at outlook.com>
wrote:

> " Also, I have heard numerous US hams call on 40M below 7150,"
>
> I just figured they could because I often park simplex on 7130~7140 and
> work
> plenty of US stations
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Ed
> Sawyer
> Sent: Thursday, 7 May 2015 8:02 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Log Checking Technology
>
> I think its great that this is finally getting the action that it has
> deserved.  Kudos to Randy for leading the way on it.
>
>
>
> 2 comments/questions from me:
>
>
>
> 1)      I am very curious how Power was decided to be abused in the cases
> where that was a violation.  Randy and I have had some dialog on my case of
> seeing the difference in score and on air observation of my station
> changing
> from the low power to the high power use and category.  There were a couple
> of cases where it would have been likely obvious that I couldn't be using
> low power any more (and wasn't) that Randy and I talked about.
>
> 2)      I have heard numerous people working outside of USA bands yet don't
> see any USA calls on the warning list.  Is there a way that they should be
> reported in the future for possible investigation?  If so, I was unaware of
> this interest of the committee.  As all USA ops know, there seems to be
> some
> difference in legal interpretation between country regulatory authorities
> on
> exactly when you are "out of band".  Here in the US, the sideband is
> considered part of the transmitted signal and therefore you can't legally
> transmit on 21449.  Whether you can transmit on 212447.5 is a matter of
> debate depending on the cleanness of your signal vs the -40dB skirts of
> your
> signal spectrum but clearly, for any SSB signal 21448 and above is not
> going
> to be legal for even the cleanest SSB signal from what I can determine
> (maybe some even debate this - not sure).  Also, I have heard numerous US
> hams call on 40M below 7150, some have even called me while I am listening
> split.  Should we be emailing these infractions somewhere when observed?
>
> Ed  N1UR
>
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