[UK-CONTEST] AFS - operating out of band

[Alex GM3ZBE]

Alex GM3ZBE wrote:
> Sorry dave but I don't agree, I think the matter should be resolved 
> one way or the other.  Simply asserting we are right and the Germans 
> and others  are wrong will not resolve anything.  The problem will 
> just rumble on.
> Alex
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> dave at g4buo.com wrote:
>> If this were pushed at the last IARU R1 meeting it was quite likely the
>> German view might have prevailed and all contest operation would be NOT
>> ALLOWED outside the segment. Is that what you want? It would result in
>> less space being available for AFS because as I said before we cannot go
>> right up to 3800 because of DX at the top of the band. Much better to
>> stick to use of the word preferred. The intention always was that 
>> this did
>> not outlaw contest activity outside of the preferred segment.
>>
>> 73, Dave
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