[RTTY] ARRL To QSY To 1807.500 KC

[Thomas Giella KN4LF]

Hello Joe,

I was hoping that you would pay me the courtesy of responding back about my 
concern over the plan for W1AW to QSY from 1817.500 kc to 1807.500 kc, right 
on top of the weak digital signal PSK31/63, MFSK16, OLIVIA MFSK, RTTY 
calling frequency.

If RM-11306 band segregation by bandwidth becomes a Part 97 regulation, the 
ARRL has proposed that the mayhem be controlled by voluntary band plan. How 
do you expect ham's to take ARRL band plans seriously when the ARRL violates 
them.

Do as I say not as I do hypocricy?

--... ...--,
Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
Lakeland, FL, USA
Grid Square EL97AW
kn4lf at arrl.net

KN4LF Amateur & SWL Radio History: http://www.kn4lf.com
KN4LF 160 Meter Propagation Theory Notes: http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf8.htm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Thomas Giella KN4LF
To: ARRL Joe Carcia NJ1Q
Cc: k1zz at arrl.org
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 10:20 PM
Subject: ARRL To QSY To 1807.500 KC


Joe,

As an ARRL member in good standing I'm advising you that it is a very bad 
idea to QSY W1AW operations from 1817.500 kc to 1807.500 kc beginning on 
April 3rd, 2006. 1807.500 kc +/- 3 kc is a main and very active frequency 
slice for weak signal PSK31, MFSK16, OLIVIA MFSK and RTTY digital 
operations. W1AW operation there would wipe out this main meeting frequency 
and more.

On 160 meters the ARRL band plan calls for digital modes between 1800-1810 
kc and CW between 1800-2000 kc, so it makes no sense to begin operation on 
1807.500 kc. If you do the math it's 10 kc for digital modes and 200 kc for 
CW.

I'm an avid CW operator too and I'm aware of the pressure the 160 meter CW 
DX community has been putting on your 1817.500 kc operations. But the 
solution to that issue is not to QSY down to 1807.500 kc. Please reconsider 
your frequency choice.

--... ...--,
Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
Lakeland, FL, USA
Grid Square EL97AW
kn4lf at arrl.net

KN4LF Amateur & SWL Radio History: http://www.kn4lf.com
KN4LF 160 Meter Propagation Theory Notes: http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf8.htm

   Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:09:52 -0000
   From: "Michael E Dobson" <wa3kyy at arrl.net>
Subject: New ARRL 160M CW Frequency on top of PSK Frequency

Check this out folks.  We all need to email ARRL in protest.  From the
ARRL Web site:

W1AW to QSY on 160 meters (Feb 23, 2006) -- Starting Monday, April 3,
Maxim Memorial Station W1AW will be using a new 160-meter frequency
for its CW transmissions. The new frequency will be 1807.5 kHz. "The
last time we shifted frequency on 160 meters was back in 2003," says
W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q. "Since that time, operating
patterns have changed, and there is more DX showing up near our
current frequency of 1817.5 kHz. We're shifting frequency to reduce
the possibility of interference." 



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