[UK-CONTEST] 160m Contest Activity

[Nigel G3TXF]

Hello Chris,

I haven't taken part in an RSGB 160m Contest in ages, and had no idea there 
was any restriction on frequencies. I'm sure I worked/heard several others 
in that part of the band apart from ex HFCC-Chairman G3SJJ. Not to worry. 
Activity is the main thing, not trivial restrictions.

By the way what happened to the bottom 10kHz (1800-1810) of Grandad's Band 
anyway? Has someone chopped it off while I wasn't looking?

73 - Nigel G3TXF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "G3SJJ" <g3sjj at btinternet.com>
Cc: "UK Contest Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 8:57 PM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] 160m Contest Activity


>I would like to develop the discussion on 160m bandplans and activity.
> My good friend Ian G4IIY says he wouldn't want to see the sub-band for
> this contest changed. I would submit that it has changed and that our
> rules are out-dated.
>
> Whilst operating out of the sub-band, I made 47 QSOs, 17 of which were
> with UK stations, nearly 40% of last years submitted entries and that
> was only in the first 50 minutes when many UK stations were CQing. Two
> were former members of the HF Contests Committee and long term entrants,
> several others were also long term entrants, and some were members of
> FOC. (First Class CW Operators Club.) I also made 11 QSOs with PA
> stations, who I am informed are not permited to use 1810 to 1815. The
> rest were UA, DL, HB9, OK, F, LA and YL all most definitely in contest
> mode. I therefore conclude that other than violating the RSGB 1.8MHz
> Contest rules, for which I have imposed my own penalty, I was not doing
> anything different to something which was already happening.
>
> A big chunk of what used to be the CW portion of the band is now taken
> up with SSB QSOs, (some even inter-G which ought to be held elsewhere in
> the band!) Antenna-challenged entrants have enough difficulty finding a
> Run frequency so why impose even more barriers on them. I feel a
> sensible conclusion for the two events, ie 8 hours per year, would be to
> delete the lower sub-band edge in order to encourage more participation.
>
> Chris G3SJJ
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