[RTTY] Band Plan and RTTY contesting

[Don Cassel]

Please note that I made a typo in my message. The frequency should have been
14.099.7. 

Don VE3XD
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn VA3DX [mailto:va3dx at sympatico.ca] 
Sent: October-22-07 10:31 AM
To: Don Cassel
Cc: rtty at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Band Plan and RTTY contesting

Yes , I had a station signing KT5X on cw and continuously calling CQ , etc
etc on 7040.0

I WAS there FIRST , however I got the impression he wanted the frequency. I
persevered and he evenrually left....

Glenn VA3DX

Subject: [RTTY] Band Plan and RTTY contesting


> On Saturday I had to deal with an interfering station on 14.090.7 
> telling me over and over that I was using a frequency reserved for 
> beacons. While he may be technically correct he was wrong in causing 
> excessive interference and also in his interpretation of the band plan 
> rules. When I finally asked him to identify his station he refused and 
> then left the frequency.
>
> Just to set things straight the ARRL band plan rules state:
>
> "Nothing in the rules recognizes a net's, group's or any individual's 
> special privilege to any specific frequency. Section 97.101(b) of the 
> Rules states that "Each station licensee and each control operator 
> must cooperate in selecting transmitting channels and in making the 
> most effective use of the amateur service frequencies. No frequency 
> will be assigned for the exclusive use of any station." No one "owns" 
> a frequency."
>
> And since I'm Canadian and operate under Canadian regulations here is 
> what the RAC band plan states:
>
> "GENERAL NOTES:
> . Where Notes are shown, these activities have priority over other 
> activities.
> . During major weekend Contest activities, activity in certain modes 
> can spill over into other segments."
>
> There are some additional notes but they are not relevant to this 
> situation.
>
> So it appears that I was fully within my rights to be operating where 
> I was.
> You have to wonder why someone would need to find a beacon during a 
> contest anyway as there are more than enough signals on the bands to 
> establish where openings are. We all know that this person was just 
> being a jerk but I think it helps us all to know that there are 
> exceptions to the rules.
>
> 73, Don VE3XD