[UK-CONTEST] CQWW & the Hurricane net!

[Tom Wylie]

Hear Hear

Tom
GM4FDM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Cooper" <pcooper at guernsey.net>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] CQWW & the Hurricane net!


> Hi all,
>
> I was slightly amused when I read the email from Stewart about the
> interference to the hurricane net during CQWW SSB.
> A similar thing happened during CQWW RTTY when several W's (working EU as
> well as W/VE) were asked to QSY from 7036 as this frequency was being used
> for a RTTY - yes! RTTY - net for the hurricane watch/disaster relief guys!
> After the contest, there were some heated emails flying about from one
> particular co-ordinator of the watch.
> In one email they quoted frequencies to be used during a hurricane, or 
> other
> disaster, and apart from 7035, they did have access to a 30m frequency for
> RTTY traffic! Did they use it? No!
>
> Surely, oh surely they must have been able to work out that there was a
> contest on, and thus made a reasoned decision to QSY to an alternative
> frequency? But no, they stuck at it, complained, and actually caused QRM
> themselves by asking folk to QSY away from "their" frequency.
> On top of this, one organisation they quoted as belonging to has no real
> standing, either by the US Government, or by the FCC.
>
> Stewart hit the nail on the head when he suggested "................. that
> in the 21st century we rely on amateurs to run our disaster relief, on
> frequencies that are set aside for recreational hobbies."
>
> I guess it will be up to the US amateurs to make such representations to 
> the
> FCC!
>
> 73 de Phil GU0SUP
>
>
>
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