[UK-CONTEST] RSGB letter

[Gerard Lynch]

At 15:51 16/08/2007, Dave Sargent wrote:


>I note also the letter from G4JNH about SSB on 30m. This issue seems
>to crop up from time to time. Although I share his views that there
>may be a case for a narrow SSB slot, I do not share the suggestion
>that the band is under-used. If such a move is made (and I guess it
>would have to be via IARU) then 10.125-10140 is a more reasonable
>boundary as there is usually plenty of cw activity up to above 10120.
>Being still a shared band there is also the problem of dodging the
>commercial boys which makes some parts unusable.

I've replied to the Letters Page and hope some others do too.  G4JNH 
seems to be under some misapprehension about the level of activity on 
30 which usually stretches up to the low to middle 20s when the band 
is open in Europe.  Commerical stations also seem thicker on the 
ground in the upper half of the band. Some parts of the Middle East 
don't even have a 30m allocation due to objections by fixed service 
users.not sure how practical an SSB allocation is although I'm 
certainly not opposed in principle as long as it isn't at the expense 
of existing and well established CW activity

He seems to be forgetting that Europe crams 600m odd people into not 
much more space than Australia spreads out its 20m people.  Band 
planning issues are different.  There's also a bizarre line that 30 
'could be' a great DX band... er, it is a great DX band already, for 
anyone who uses CW, or the digimodes.

Anyway, this isn't a contesting issue so I'll stop wasting bandwidth...



73

Gerry G0RTN
http://www.gerrylynch.co.uk
"In days of old, when ops were bold and sidebands not invented
The word would pass by pounding brass, and all were well contented."