[RTTY] 160 meter

[Floyd Sense]

I've been following these 160 RTTY threads intermittently.  It may be
surprising to everyone that the "bandplan" for 160 is quite different in the
various regions of the world.  The plan advocated for the European area does
not mesh well with that for the USA, as we found out with PSK31 operation a
year or two ago.  Before embarking on full-scale RTTY operation, it would be
advisable to discuss the matter with 160 operators, on one or both of the
160 reflectors.  Any operation during the "160 season" involving RTTY on the
low end of the band is bound to cause problems in the USA.  You'll find very
few "frequency owners" on 160, but the failure of the FCC and international
bodies to agree on a bandplan and suballocations for the various modes have
resulted in generally accepted uses for the various portions of the band.
It makes little sense to forge ahead with RTTY without investigating these
facts and figuring out how the RTTY operation could live in peace with them.

K8AC
Floyd Sense in Angier, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shelby Summerville" <k4ww@arrl.net>
To: "K4SB" <hamcat@directvinternet.com>; <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] 160 meter


> "K4SB" <hamcat@directvinternet.com> wrote: "It probably doesn't matter
much
> in August, but I'll guarantee you from September on, if you try these low
> frequencies at anything other than high noon, you're going to get
trampled."
>
> Trampled????????? Should we expect a cattle stampede, a herd of runaway
> horses or just some harassment from some misinformed "frequency owners"?
I
> knew that this couldn't go for long without incuring the wrath of the
> "gentlemen of top band"!
> C'Ya, Shelby
>
>
>
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