[SECC] 160 plan

[Dan/W4NTI]

Dang I didn't realize Alabama was full of so many lids... hi.

Dan/W4NTI   Alabama

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@akorn.net>
To: <secc@contesting.com>; "John Vickers" <wa4tt@nlamerica.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: [SECC] 160 plan


> > I'll agree, there is a small % of the ham population affected by these
> > contest.  BUT its my understanding the petetion RM-10352 was not
> > concieved because of the contest. It has come about because of the
> > migration of the guys from the crowded and unruly 75m band. I know, I
> > know, you may accuse me of peering into my crystal ball or crying
> > wolf, but I can see it comming. This RM is only an attempt to hedge
> > what is an inevitable circumstance.
> 
> As recently as a year ago, a notorious 75-meter truck driver in 
> Alabama was trying to get his friends to start a net on 1830kHz.
> 
> In 1972, W8VLN, W8EOT, W8LZM, and others started a SSB net 
> on 1830 called the "Window Shade Net".
> 
> We had W5TZ, KT5S, and WA4TWM  on 1824 LSB until 
> Hollingsworth stepped in. 
> 
> We had an Alabama SSB net on 1815 or so, I remember them 
> starting up on top of me while I was operating the CQWW 160 from 
> Ohio many years ago.
> 
> Unfortunately the problem is getting worse, not better. of course if 
> you never work 160, or can't hear weak signals, you would never 
> know that. So indeed the problem does affect only a small 
> percentage of us on a daily basis. 
> 
> > I'm no big Contester, no big DXer, but I've been witness to the
> > changes in personalities on the low bands over this period. Without
> > some clear rules, the future looks bleak for Topband and all our
> > favorite aspects of ham radio.  First it'll probably be the AMers
> > that'll be targeted for extinction, that old junk takes up too much
> > room, they'll say.  Then the lowly old antiquated CW guys, who needs
> > them anyway, that stuff should have gone down with the Titanic. Guess
> > who's gonna be next on the list ??  Why the contesters thats who. The
> > good ole boy ssb ragchewers are tired of giving up their freq all
> > weekend for some silly contest and before you know it you'll be
> > fighting for your lives.
> 
> That's right on target John. It is VERY short-sighted for anyone who 
> works CW or any narrow mode like PSK to think we aren't heading 
> for a problem. Just wait til the sunspots die, and all the 75 meter 
> "nets" need a place to move.
> 73, Tom W8JI
> W8JI@contesting.com 
> 
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