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

[Roger Cooke]

Just noticed these comments about the placement of RTTY on 40 metres. In the UK, 
our bandplan says that
we operate RTTY in the 7030 region. We have been upsetting the QRP CW guys for 
some time, especially
in contests. At our recent Spectrum meeting, as Chairman of BARTG, I suggested 
that now that we have the
extension to 40 metres, i.e. 7000 to 7200, it would make eminently more sense to 
transfer the data section to
the more "normal" part of the band, i.e. 7080 - 7100.  
   Unfortunately, there are still some Region 1 countries that are not enjoying 
the extension, and that frequency
is being used for SSB. It seems a little unfair when SSB has a huge part of the 
band, i.e. 7060 to 7200 but 

there is not much we can do YET to achieve this aim. I shall keep pushing for 
it, but I think we will have to 

wait until those other countries have the extension in bandwidth too.
  Now, wouldn't it be nice to go back to what 40 metres used to be........

 Regards from Roger, G3LDI
Swardeston, Norfolk.





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From: Gary AL9A <al9a at mtaonline.net>
To: rtty at contesting.com
Sent: Sun, 5 December, 2010 3:59:10
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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