[CQ-Contest] Contest SSB Frequencies

[Barry Jacobson]

Thanks very much, Richard, Jack, Ed and Pete. Seems consensus is not to
worry about whole numbers.

Best,

Barry WA2VIU

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Barry Jacobson
WA2VIU
bdj at alum.mit.edu
@bdj_phd

On Wed, Aug 16, 2023, 11:50 AM Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr at gmail.com> wrote:

> In my opinion, you're being fed a line - in many years in ham radio I have
> never heard of any requirement or custom to use integer frequencies on SSB.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
> On 8/16/2023 10:50 AM, Barry Jacobson wrote:
>
> Hi, due to poor hearing, I am not on SSB that much, but mainly CW. However,
> some improvements with my hearing device have made me more willing to try
> SSB. I am wondering if people always use integral number of KHz. In CW, I
> never paid attention to exact freq, just found empty freq in band and
> called CQ. But recently was calling CQ for a ragchew in SSB, and the fellow
> said I am on a fractional freq and wanted to know exactly what it was so he
> could tune it better. Said was unusual. Is that always the practice in SSB
> and in SSB contests to use whole numbers? I imagine the bands get crowded
> and not always so easy to find a whole number freq. Please correct me if
> that is standard practice in CW and RTTY, as well, something I never knew
> about.
>
> 73,
>
> Barry WA2VIU
>
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