[CQ-Contest] PJ4G ARRL DX SSB Recording by N2IC

[Ria Jairam]

 Not necessarily since propagation varies widely within that space.

Ria
N2RJ
On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 4:46 PM Martin Durham <W1md at w1md.net> wrote:

> Hmmmmmm
>
> What if you look at the spectrum as 1.8 - 30mhz. One station cq'ing on two
> frequencies is using twice the spectrum.  Regardless of the 'band' you are
> on. Riiiight??  :)
>
> SO2R operators effectively get to use twice the spectrum that SO1R
> operators use...right?
>
> Marty
> W1MD
>
> > On Mar 13, 2017, at 4:40 PM, Ria Jairam <rjairam at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Some bands are more limited in space than others.
> > 40m - 75kHz
> > 20m - 200kHz
> > 15m -  250kHz
> > 10m - 1.4MHz
> >
> > Some bands are more productive than others, depending on propagation.
> >
> > So with two CQs by one station on the same band the station engaging in
> > this practice takes up twice the space and denies others the use of the
> > productive or limited space band.
> >
> > CQing on two bands is different because the other band may not be as
> > productive, and even underused in low solar years.
> >
> > Ria
> > N2RJ
> >
> >
> >> On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 3:58 PM john at kk9a.com <john at kk9a.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> As far as spectrum usage goes what is the difference between this and a
> >> single op CQing on two bands?
> >>
> >> KK9A
> >>
> >>
> >> To:     cq-contest at contesting.com
> >> Subject:        Re: [CQ-Contest] PJ4G ARRL DX SSB Recording by N2IC
> >> From:   W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu at w0mu.com>
> >> Date:   Mon, 13 Mar 2017 08:32:05 -0600
> >>
> >>
> >> Jeff,
> >>
> >> Thanks for the comments. I agree with your interpretation of the rules,
> I
> >> don't like that it is allowed and like many have asked the ARRL to close
> >> this loophole.
> >>
> >> Many believe that if everyone adopted this philosophy that the band
> would
> >> be a mess. People would have a very difficult time finding a place to CQ
> >> unless you were a big gun etc.
> >>
> >> 73 and thanks for all the contacts from everywhere!
> >>
> >> W0MU
> >>
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