[RTTY] Band Plan and RTTY contesting

[Bill Turner]

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On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:27:32 -0400, "J.G.Castellano"
<caste at sympatico.ca> wrote:

>I can see some value for beacons in bands that are closed
>many hours a day, i.e. 12m and higher frequencies but on 20m... come on give
>me a break.

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20 might be open to some part of the world nearly 24/7, but the
beacons are useful when checking propagation to a particular part of
the world. 

Frequencies below 20 meters are much more predictable and much less
dependent on sunspots, so I would agree with your statement about
those, but 20 meters definitely needs the beacons, IMO.

73, Bill W6WRT