[RTTY] Band Plan and RTTY contesting

[Jim McDonald]

That's the frequency of the well known, worldwide NCDXF beacon system:
 
http://ncdxf.org/beacons.html 

I don't think it's asking too much for that one frequency to be spared.

Jim N7US

-------- Original Message --------


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

Don VE3XD


> 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