Topband: FW: Proper Decorum On The "Gentleman's Band"...

[Ian Wade G3NRW]

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From: n0ah. ham Paul Veal <bryonveal at msn.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012   Time: 10:10:55

>It would be great if a firm volunteer band plan would be created and
>supported to spare us all the grief of overlapping modes- One that would be
>up to date on today's technology and various international band allocations-
>It just seems from 1.800-1.850, the overlap continues between contesting,
>DX'ing, and modes of operation......while all the SSB ops up above 1.900MHz
>seem to have it figured out-
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 >

This isn't as far fetched as it seems. Folks on 30m, which is only 50kHz 
wide [1], manage to rub along quite nicely:

   http://homepage.ntlworld.com/wadei/30m_band_utilization.htm

Maybe something like this could serve as a model for top band.

-- 
73
Ian, G3NRW

[1] Of course, 30m is a non-contest band. Once a contest is under way on 
top band, the swords and daggers are unsheathed and all bets are off.