Topband: Window Yes! -penalized in contest !

[Herb Schoenbohm]

On 2/7/2011 9:58 AM, DAVID CUTHBERT wrote:
> Yes there are repercussions. Some stations will not work a domestic station
> in the DX Window. If everyone followed this rule no domestic station would
> operate in the DX Window. It takes two to tango.
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>     Dave WX7G
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> But Dave the United States Virgin Island *is* considered a domestic station within the US ARRL Sections for the purpose of the ARRL 160 Meter Contest, along with all the Pacific Island Territories. In contras, the CQ 160 Contest Meter Contest the Territories are real DX entities as they are in the ARRL DX Contest. In one contest you are DX and in the other you are not. in one you are classified as a domestic station and the other you are not.    So here you have more inconsistency, more confusion, more indication of nobody acurately knowing what the rule was for in the first place.  It was *not* designed for contesting but was later adopted by some self appointed self annointed contest gurus.  Somewhere along the way the 1825-30 spot was changed.  Who did this and why?  With all the sub-band limitations around the world would it not be better to leave the frequency selection up to the wisdom and decision of a skilled topband operator?

Herb, KV4FZ
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