[RTTY] 160 meter

[Bill Tippett]

K4SB wrote:
>80 up from the low end, except for contests, will bother no one. I
>cannot understand why we should pick a fight for no reason.

W7TI wrote:
>It will bother the phone guys, I guarantee.  Out here, at least,
they are pretty thick above 1850, even in summer.  Phone is
almost never heard below that except during contests.

        W7TI is correct.  The area above 1840 is recommended for
wideband modes (AM, SSB and SSTV).  Most CW DX work takes place
between 1820-1840 with CW ragchewing below that area.  Even in the 
winter, the area below 1810 is not heavily used outside of contests 
and our 160 Bandplan Committee felt this was the best place to 
locate digital modes.  K4SB is incorrect about W8JI (or anyone else 
for that matter) having DX skeds near 1810...that's simply not true 
because most DX allocations begin at 1810 and extend up.  I believe 
you will find that digital modes will cause very few problems below 
1810.

                                        73,  Bill  W4ZV