SV: Topband: re: 160m band plan and CQWW SSB contest

[Ole Forr]

In Norway we are now allowed to opperate 1000 watts in the 4 "big" international contests: CQWW 160 m contest, ARRL International DX SSB  Contest, CQWW WPX SSB Contest and CQWW DX SSB Contest 1840 - 1900 kHz.  (Normal SSB operation 1840 - 1850).

73 de OLE (LA6EIA)
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Fra: Jeffrey Clarke <ku8e1@yahoo.com>
Til: topband@contesting.com <topband@contesting.com>
Kopi: ku8e1@yahoo.com <ku8e1@yahoo.com>
Dato: 16. oktober 2001 17:51
Emne: Topband: re: 160m band plan and CQWW SSB contest


>N4TZ wrote on contesting.com:
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>  Given the FCC "enforcement" of the "gentlemens agreement" on 160m,
>whereby we are supposed to stay above 1843 on SSB, where should
>I look for my 160m multipliers in the upcoming SSB CQWW contest?
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>
> I would like to propose that those who will be transmitting below
>1843 operate split frequency and listen higher in the band for USA
>stations so our contesting friends in the US don't have to take the
>risk of getting a letter from the FCC. This is what we plan on doing
>from PJ2Z......
>
>Also, I would like to hear comments about what guys in the US plan to
>do if they hear a EU station calling CQ on say for example on 1830 and
>he is not listening split. Are you still going to call and risk getting
>a letter from the FCC ???? I can guarantee this will happen because
>there are probably plenty of contesters in EU who could care less
>about the ARRL's band plan...
>
>                               Jeff KU8E
>
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