Topband: VU2 on top band

[vu2gsm]

Hello All,
It is 1800 -1825 khz.presently and there has been no change as on date.
Interestingly, during the last week 's contest I noticed no stations operating from 1800 -1810 khz.  ( only EU?. ). What are the band allocations , on Top Band,  for Americas?
Thanks
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vu2gsm

Kanti


> On Nov 25, 2019, at 22:26, K9FD <merv.k9fd at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have worked VU on top band just before their rules changed and they were
> not allowed to use freq around 1840,   today I worked VU2 on top band again
> and he was on 1840.   I wonder if any one knows if the rules have changed
> again and they are allowed to use those freqs.
> 
> One thing I notice "that" mode is good for is watching for peaks and nulls in
> received signals,   I hear a lot of folks saying they are not seeing sunrise and
> sunset peaks,   I see them as I have for the past 50 plus years of operating top band.
> I watched today as the VU2 went from -20 at 1634Z to -13 at 1650Z, my
> sunrise is 1646Z,  so there was a definite peak at my sunrise as there
> normally is.   I also have a peak about an hour before sunrise normally,
> Sunset is the same,  signals peak at sunset and again an hour after.
> 
> I was hoping to catch 5H3 on top band for one of the two last zones for
> WAZ from this QTH.   But heard or saw nothing of him.   I think I have a
> shot if he would hang around until my sunrise.   But not to be.
> 
> 73 Merv K9FD  Molokai Island Hawaii.
> 
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