Topband: DX Window No Long Relevant

[Julius Fazekas]

or world class receiving and/or transmitting antennas...

I do see some positives since the demise of the window, DX does spread out more and can be found in less congested spots.

It is a bit of a detriment for a newbie, expecting to find a window full of DX and for those who can't squeeze more that 20 or 30 KHz out of their antenna.

It's a mixed bag situation to be sure...

73,
Julius

Julius Fazekas

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--- On Thu, 2/3/11, Robert Smits <bob at rsmits.ca> wrote:

From: Robert Smits <bob at rsmits.ca>
Subject: Re: Topband: DX Window No Long Relevant
To: topband at contesting.com
Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 7:23 PM

On February 3, 2011 07:19:45 am John Crovelli wrote:
> As a courtesy, last weekend our Multi operation, as a courtesy,  refrained
>  from calling CQ in what some still consider the DX Window (1830 - 1835).
> 
> BUT lets be realistic here, this is 2011, not 1961.  Split operation, a
>  necessary operating technique of the W1BB era is no longer necessary.
>  Frequency allocations between ITU regions and individual countries have
>  become more aligned.  All world class radios have narrow filtering
>  capability, etc. fully capable of handling the worst pileups.
> 

Not all of us can afford or own "world class radios", John. It isn't true in 
North America and it certainly isn't true in the rest of the world. 
-- 
Bob Smits  bob at rsmits.ca
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