[RTTY] Band Plan and RTTY contesting

[k9mi at sbcglobal.net]

Jim, I don't disagree with you, but in the heat of the contest, it is easy, 
at least for me to see how the beacon frequency could be ignored by 
enthusiastic contesters.

In the heat of the battle, the "don't go there" concept extends way beyond 
your organization. And I don't interference on heavy contest days when the 
bands are thick with operators, made worse by the lack of sun spots. I 
personally if I remembered, would not use this as a run frequency, but it 
there is a multiplier I need I guess I would probably "hit and go on".

I have yet to see a contest in which you can make everybody happy and this 
is not a slam it's an observation since I started contesting in '98 as no 
threat to ever win or be much of a nuisance to any high power station with 
stacks.

All week, at this point in time, the higher bands are in poor shape for the 
most part and sometimes the bands are extremely quiet.

And it parting I don't think I have ever seen a Monday morning after a busy 
contest weekend when group A (operating perfectly legal) and group B have 
not had some sort of complaint.

73,

Mike Brown, K9MI


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim McDonald" <jim at n7us.net>
To: "Don Cassel" <ve3xd at rogers.com>
Cc: <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 16:20
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Band Plan and RTTY contesting


> 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
>
>
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