Topband: 160m band plan

[Bill Gerhold]

Not so, and I'm a complaining digital op.

Many times CW ops on 160 will either totally ignore users
of other modes or, are completely ignorant of internationally
recognized frequencies (by gentlemen's agreement) modes such as
PSK31, MFSK16 and Hellschreiber.  Or, they just don't ask if the
frequency is in use.

Here is the new 160 meter band plan as published by ARRL.

1.800 - 1.810 Digital Modes
1.810 - CW QRP
1.800 - 2.000 CW
1.843 - 2.000 SSB, SSTV and other wideband modes
1.910 - SSB QRP
1.995 - 2.000 Experimental
1.999 - 2.000 Beacons

I have been chastised and interfered with for operating PSK31 between
1.805 and 1.810 even though, these and other digital modes are now
recognized
as legit in the 160 meter band plan.  No one is innocent here.

A strong CW signal in the pass band of a receiver will cause a marginal
digital
signal to vanish very quickly.  So, CW must share 1.800 - 1.810 with other
modes if we are going to adhere to the new band plan and not just for CW.

Thanks for listening.

K2WH

----Original Message-----
From: topband-admin@contesting.com
[mailto:topband-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of DF2PY
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 15:02 PM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Topband: 160m bandplan


Hello reflectees !
I guess that the separation of modes, like on other bands, will benefit
everybody.
The legislation on the frequencies is not quite homogenious,but if the US
makes
a strong move there, i guess others will follow.The thing works on all the
other
bands as well and i cant see why not on 160m.
Everybody who says that only the CW- guys are complaining,should take into
consideration that the CW mode suffers most from the SSB spectrum splatters,
not
the other way around !
    good dx de wolf -df2py-

_______________________________________________
Topband mailing list
Topband@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/topband