[RTTY] Why is 40 Meter contesting in CW segment?

[G. E. Janssens - K5WW]

IARU Region 1's bandplan limits RTTY to well below the segment you mention, Gordon. If we'd go where you suggest then we'd be talking to ourselves most of the time...
 
73,
 
Erik - K5WW

 
> From: ve3vid at hotmail.com
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 23:19:51 -0500
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Why is 40 Meter contesting in CW segment?
> 
> 
> EU stations would not agree either since that is allocated to phone there also, not to mention other countries right here in NA
> 
> 
> > From: al9a at mtaonline.net
> > To: rtty at contesting.com
> > Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 18:59:10 -0900
> > Subject: Re: [RTTY] Why is 40 Meter contesting in CW segment?
> > 
> > You can expect some disagreement from AK hams who are authorized to use SSB 
> > in the 40M segment from 7.075 to 7.100 Mhz. I believe the authorization was 
> > made to accomodate potential emergency use, but we can use that segment with 
> > or without an emergency.
> > 
> > 73,
> > Gary AL9A
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Gordon Bousman" <nw7d.ham at gmail.com>
> > To: <rtty at contesting.com>
> > Sent: December 04, 2010 4:55 PM
> > Subject: [RTTY] Why is 40 Meter contesting in CW segment?
> > 
> > 
> > > I'm wondering if it would not make more sense on 40 meters to have RTTY
> > > contesting up in the traditional .80 to .100 segment of the band rather 
> > > down
> > > in the 7030 to 7050 CW portion where we have to co-mingle with CW ops? 
> > > The
> > > .80 - .100 segment seems to be completely vacant much of the time and 
> > > seems
> > > like a wasted band segment today. I know that some CW ops tend to get 
> > > very
> > > irritated with the RTTY contesting in the 7030-7050 portion. If I
> > > understand it correctly, some DX countries were required to operate down 
> > > in
> > > the lower section but now with the recent changes to 40 Meters band plans,
> > > would it make sense to try and move up to the 7080-7100 portion so that CW
> > > ops and RTTY contesters are not QRM'ing each other?
> > >
> > > 73, NW7D
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