Topband: The use of digital modes on 160 metres

[Ron Kolarik]

Finally some useful suggestions. The digital ops were only following accepted
practice when they selected the area around 1838, top end of the cw segment,
for a place to run. If all three IARU areas could be brought in to alignment 1840-1870
would be a good choice for digital.

Something to think about for the "cw only" guys, if you continue to insist digital has
no place on Topband then you've lost some new cw operators too. I dropped out
of the EME mess, both sides pissed me off, so no cw or digital from me there either.
Do you want more cw ops or just want to work the same ones over and over and over?

Tree if you need to moderate, delete or boot me it's okay.

Ron
K0IDT

Message: 6
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:29:47 +0000 (UTC)
From: mstangelo at comcast.net
To: Brian Mullaney <bpm at lintech.com>
Cc: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: The use of digital modes on 160 metres
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<1214646393.424336.1348075787375.JavaMail.root at sz0121a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net>

All,

I feel the issue is that the band plans for the three regions are not aligned, 
especially region 2.

Since CW is still a popular mode of communications for this band I propose three 
regions should allocate 1810-1840 for CW.

SSB is not a popular on 160 as it is on 80 or 40. I don't hear much activity except 
during contests. Digital modes will grow, so I propose allocating 1840-1870 for 
narrowband digital modes and 1870-2000 for SSB and wideband digital modes.

Mike N2MS