[RTTY] Fwd: [digitalradio] RTTY Hall of Shame

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Doug, 

Just as the ARRL has recognized changes in band usage and moved 
their bulletin transmissions over time, the IARU "beacons" need 
to be moved OUT of the heavily used digital spectrum or accept 
QRM during the six to ten major digital contests a year.  

Let's see ... the beacons are CW, maybe they should be moved to 
the area between CW and digital.  Oops - they would be trashed 
by CW contest operators that spread north of 14080 six to twelve 
weekends a year. 

OK, how about the boundary between digital a phone?  Sorry, the 
non US phone operators would not tolerate that. 

What about the bottom edge of the band (14.000.5)?  Oh well, the 
big-gun multi-multi contest stations would not allow that.  

Gee --- maybe the cry babies should get over it and get a life! 

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV 
 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Doug Faunt 
> N6TQS +1-510-655-8604
> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 9:40 PM
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Fwd: [digitalradio] RTTY Hall of Shame
> 
> 
> C'mon guys.  It IS the beacon frequency, and they ARE useful. 
>  They'd even
> be useful to a contester in a contest if the frequency were free, and
> if you had either automated monitoring, or another pair of ears.
> 
> Denying they're there or claiming they are useless is totally
> non-productive.  It only shows your own ignorance, and that's 
> the shame.
> 
> Blaming and shaming, is however, NOT the way to educate anyone,
> either.
> 
> I'd like to see them acknowledged in all the contest rules,
> personally, and I avoid them when operating (but I'm not perfect, and
> if there's a new station there, I'll work 'em).
> 
> 73, doug
> 
>    Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:10:38 -0500
>    From: John Becker <w0jab at big-river.net>
> 
>    Has anyone ever copied a beacon on 14,100 ? ? ?
>    I don't recall doing so in my 35 years as a ham.
>    That may be the shame of the whole deal
> 
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