Bill,

This is common practice. Although your example is backwards…the DX usually transmits between 7030 and 7100 on SSB, which is allowed in EU and states a listening freq in the US phone band above 7.125. Its perfectly legal.

It performs many functions –

- Its spreads out the DX

- I allows the DX to not have to control a pileup

- It allows the DX to listen on their own freq and the US freq at the same time if they are using a modern radio.

Once in a while US stations will turn it around and call CQ in the US phone band and listen on their freq plus down below. For the same reasons above.

Its done on 40 given the small space on the band, the IARU regulations not matching the band plans, etc.

Hal

N4GG

-----Original Message-----
From: SECC [mailto:secc-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Weathers
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 10:09 AM
To: secc@contesting.com
Subject: [SECC] Bill - K4WSW - question post CQWW

Hello, I am a recent new member; thanks for your patience.

I had an improved CQWW year over year, last year : 2011 105 QSO, ~26K pts; 2012 154 QSO, ~86K pts (26 zones, 77 entities) Single op unassisted low power

Question pertaining to band plan compliance.
I heard operators on 40M saying they were split, with the listening frequency down in the data segment below 7.125Mhz. (i.e. Op is on 7.154, listening 7.038)
Is this practice acceptable? 40M is the only band I heard this on, however was confused and didn't work those stations.

Can someone help me understand this approach and if acceptable or point me to the answer if asked previously by a "newb" like myself?

Thank you in advance, have a great day.

Bill K4WSW
678.296.6919