[UK-CONTEST] RSGB Topband contest rules

[G3SJJ]

Thanks Peter. With not having the true SO2V facility that I am used to 
on the FT1kMP I wasn't really monitoring the band well, but I noted PA 
activity around 1814 later in the contest. I think there are two 
relevant points :

Firstly as you say, the PACC rules allow for contestants to use down to 
1810, so either we align with them or they align with us.

Secondly with SSB activity now edging further and further LF, the 
available band slot is getting smaller. Last night there was G5KC (??) 
on 1841 and tonight there was an IZ station on 1839, so even with tight 
filtering we are going to lose a couple of KHz due to splatter, 
effectively making the band slot around 15-16 KHz, and it's going to get 
worse as 400w SSB is available only below 1850.

Chris G3SJJ




Peter Hobbs wrote:
>  > I hardly think the contest is short of space for QSOs
>   
>> (space being a product of bandwidth and time, of course).
>>     
>
> Don, the issue here is that the PA contest (that contributes significantly 
> to ours) goes down to 1810, preventing us from (legally) contacting the 
> runners in that segment.  Hate to agree with Chris for once but he does have 
> a point . . .
>
> Peter G3LET 
>
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