[SECC] 160M Contest

[John Laney]

On CW, the only DX window is 1830 to 1835, supposedly reserved for 
intercontinental QSOs.  I would not call CQ in that window.  I would not 
answer any US station in that window unless it is in the middle of the 
day and no DX could be worked by anyone who could hear you.  I do answer 
other North and Central American and Caribbean DX stations if they are 
working in the window and listening simplex.  You really don't have 
control of that situation.  W8JI might disagree and the strictest 
interpretation would be not to answer any NA station in the window 
thereby forcing them to move for contacts in NA or to listen split.

CW stations will be QRV from 1800 to as high in the band as your antenna 
will load probably.  I'd avoid frequencies used by SSB stations as a 
courtesy to them.

73,


John, K4BAI.

P.S.  My recollection is that the contest does not enforce any DX window 
or bandplan, so courtesy is what we are talking about, not disqualification.