Topband: 1810

[Mike Armstrong]

Paul, 
You took the words right out of my mouth.  While I am not in a position to help with this one, if I was I would be "all over it," in the same manner as you guys are doing it now.  THANKS to all the guys trying to localize this interloper.  

Something has to be considers, what if this noise WAS in the heavily used, but exceedingly small DX portion of the band?  Would we just let it go and move elsewhere?  With all due respect, ME THINKS NOT!  This applies to all of our precious spectrum, not just 160 or any other band.  There are way too many hams these days for the spectrum we possess, in my humble opinion..... Every last kilohertz in each and every band :)

Mike AB7ZU

Kuhi no ka lima, hele no ka maka

On Oct 3, 2012, at 5:23, N1BUG <paul at n1bug.com> wrote:

> On 10/03/2012 08:12 AM, Eddy Swynar wrote:
>> Not to sound rude or demeaning
> 
> Likewise, certainly, Eddy, but...
> 
>> STAY OFF OF 1810-KHz.
> 
> And ignore the fact someone has a technical problem which is intruding into our allocation. Hmm... seems like bad practice on our part to turn a blind eye.
> 
>> There's never any DX way down in that part of the band anyway...
> 
> Au contraire! I have personally worked several JA stations between 1810 and 1811. If I had the patience to investigate my log I am certain I would find European and other DX worked that low. I know of at least one big gun just east of me who has run strings of JA's on 1810.5 at sunset (yes, long path).
> 
> It is probably less of an issue *right now*, but a couple of years ago when we were near solar minimum, there were plenty of times the band was so crowded the DX was forced to utilize every kHz of space available or stay off the air. I kid you not.
> 
> 73,
> Paul N1BUG
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