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

[Bill, W6WRT]

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

On Sun, 5 Dec 2010 13:34:56 -0000, "John Barber GW4SKA"
<ska at bartg.org.uk> wrote:

>The Region 1 bandplan at 
>http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=173&func=startdown&id=67 
>shows:
>7000 - 7040    CW only
>7040 - 7050    Digital modes only
>7050 - 7200    All modes
>
>RTTY contesters can go anywhere up from 7040 but not below. CW ops can use 
>anywhere in the band EXCEPT 7040-7050.

REPLY:

A further complication is that JA stations are limited to below 7045.
This makes the "sweet spot" fall between 7040-7045, just 5 kHz. 

73, Bill W6WRT