Topband: CQ 160 weird ideas

[Kenneth D. Grimm, K4XL]

Tree wrote:
> All - one of the more frustrating aspects of the 160 meter contests is the 
> congestion in the 1810-1850 kHz segment of the band.  I understand that
> there are many loud (and wide) European signals in this part of the band
> during the contest - and often signals from the USA west coast arer just
> lost inbetween them.  
>
> I am thinking of perhaps trying to work some of the contest in SPLIT mode.
> Perhaps I can transmit up near 1900 kHz - away from QRM and listen somewhere
> in the 1810-1850 kHz "window".
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Tree N6TR
> Boring, OR
>   

Since you asked.....

How about limiting North American stations to "search and pounce" below 
1.850 and CQing above 1.850?  That ought to significantly reduce the QRM 
that bothers the West Coast working into Europe to a much more tolerable 
level.  Even here on the East Coast, the big gun CQ machines frequently 
cover up good DX, but either they are Alligators (all mouth and no ears) 
or they feel that they must preserve their turf.  In either case they 
are not operating in the spirit of the "gentleman's band."  If they feel 
they must keep the CQ machines running, those will work just as well 
above 1.850 as below.

As a DXer, I've always thought that anyone caught CQing in the DX window 
during a contest should be disqualified, but realize that my opinion 
isn't shared by all that many contesters.  :-(         However, I'm 
pretty sure I know what W1BB would say.


73,

-- 
Ken K4XL
k4xl at arrl.net

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