[SEDXC] Fwd: Re: ARRL band plan 80M DX window

[Tom W8JI]

I don't fully understand what changed, and if the ARRL or anyone asked for 
comments.

I think something triggered asking for a wider DX Window?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim n4uoz" <n4uoz at bellsouth.net>
To: "SEDXC" <sedxc at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:29 PM
Subject: [SEDXC] Fwd: Re: ARRL band plan 80M DX window


> Hi
>
> I read the article on 80M DX window in SEDXC August Bulletin.
> and agreed.  So I sent an e-mail to the three that was suggested
> in the article and I added K5MC  MICKEY COX, Delta Division Director,
> since I also belong, the 599 DX Association. A DX group in Mississippi.
>
> Below is the reply from  Bruce Frahm K0BJ ARRL HF Band Plan committee
> chair
> And a copy of email I sent.
>
>
>
> Jim Sherwood,  N4UOZ
> ARRL Life Member
> n4uoz at arrl.net <mailto:n4uoz at arrl.net>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: ARRL band plan 80M DX window
> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:25:38 -0500
> From: Bruce Frahm <brucefrahmk0bj at gmail.com>
> To: n4uoz at arrl.net
> CC: K0BJ at arrl.org, W4OZK at arrl.org, k5mc at arrl.org, K5UR at arrl.org,
> Bandplan List <arrl-bandplan at reflector.arrl.org>
>
>
>
> Hello Jim,
> Thank you for writing in support of expanding the 80M Bandplan SSB DX
> window. Yours is the second such comment I've received recently.
> In and of itself there is no compelling need to align ARRL's bandplan
> with that of Region 2 or the other regions.  However your point about
> the additional phone space on 75M is a good one. I'm not aware that
> the committee has visited this particular issue subsequent to the
> phone band expansion. I am forwarding your comments to the HF Band
> Planning committee.
> Thank you for your interest.
>
> Bruce Frahm K0BJ
> ARRL HF Band Plan committee chair
>
> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Jim n4uoz <n4uoz at bellsouth.net
> <mailto:n4uoz at bellsouth.net>> wrote:
>
>
>
>    ARRL currant band plan for the 80
>    meter phone DX window is only 10KHz 3790-3800 .
>
>
>    The IARU band plan for intercontinental DX
>    in region 1, 2 and 3 is 3775 KHz to 3800 KHz.
>    The US/ARRL needs to align its band plan to
>    match the rest of the world and to take into
>    consideration all of the additional space now
>    allocated to 80 meter SSB and to expand the
>    80 phone DX window to be 3775 - 3800.
>    Here is the link to the IARU band plan.
>    http://www.iaru-r2.org/band-plan/
>
>
>    Thanks
>
>    -- 
>    Jim Sherwood,  N4UOZ
>    ARRL Life Member
>    n4uoz at arrl.net <mailto:n4uoz at arrl.net>
>
>    Member of
>    Southeastern DX Club
>
>    599 DX Association
>
>    International DX Association
>
>    North West Florida DX Group
>
>
>
>
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