[SECC] Notes on 40 and SAC

[Bill Coleman]

On Sep 25, 2006, at 10:32 AM, <ku8e at bellsouth.net>  
<ku8e at bellsouth.net> wrote:

>  The problem seems to be on mainly 40 meters. The gentleman's  
> agreement according to the ARRL bandplan
> is 7040 for DX and 7080-7100 for other RTTY contacts. This is  
> unrealistic during a major RTTY contest like CQWW. I listened this  
> weekend and heard wall to wall RTTY stations from 7025-7100.

I didn't hear any RTTY stations above 7100. Nor SSB. Used to be tons  
of CW signals from 7100-7150 kHz 20 years ago. I hardly ever hear any  
signals there any more, other than SWBC carriers.

Perhaps during a RTTY or SSB contest, the CW ops might head to  
7100-7150. At least for the next two or three years.

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
             -- Wilbur Wright, 1901