Topband: Am I the only one in step?

[Kevin Stover]

Because the FCC says you can run any mode anywhere in the band just like 
you can run CW anywhere on any HF band.
That's not to say some folks may be less than happy, but it's legal.
The "DX Window" has no force of law and neither does the rest of the 
"band plan".

  2/28/2016 9:22 AM, Roger Parsons via Topband wrote:
> I enjoy contests but...
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> This weekend has seen the CQ 160m SSB Contest. It has also seen CW activity or attempted activity from a number of extremely rare DX entities.
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> Why is it reasonable or even acceptable for the band to be full of SSB contesters from 1800kHz to about 1960kHz? The vast majority of contacts made in the contest are same continent, and in the case of NA could and should all comply with the band plan. Why is the CW part of the band full of SSB whereas the top (phone) end of the band is almost empty?
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> I have previously suggested to the contest administrators at both CQ and ARRL that they set in the contest rules a lower operational limit of 1820kHz dial frequency. That would give contesters 23kHz of the 'prime' international frequencies between 1810kHz and 1840kHz, and a total 183kHz for many countries. The CW DX operators would have 7kHz internationally. Neither CQ nor ARRL have treated this suggestion seriously, nor come up with any alternative.
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> Why not?
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> 73 Roger
> VE3ZI
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R. Kevin Stover
AC0H
ARRL
FISTS #11993
SKCC #215
NAQCC #3441


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