I want to point out that 7070 and the surrounds are part of the "phone " band in Europe and elsewhere(e.g. Canada). It has been that way long before any of these digital modes existed. It isn't just contests. It is a very popular spot day in and day out. The BC stations in EU from 7100 up make that part of their phone allocation impossible to use.
It might be argued by the SSB guys that the digital mode doesn't belong there. 40 M allocations have been screwed up since forever due to broadcast interests and ham radio interests colliding. 73 de Brian/K3KO -- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Clearly, the 7070 watering hole is used 24/7 by narrow PSK31 stations as > long as the band is open. The contester can unfortunately use SSB voice > in that part of the band. He may not have known or cared that this is > about the hottest digital area on 40 meters, but of course the PSK31 > stations were there first. > > He may have been on earlier and the propagation could have changed. But > probably not as he seemed to come out of nowhere and then got no > response and gave up after a while. The other stations were higher in > frequency and I could not be sure of the language. It sounded like > French but perhaps a Caribbean patois? > > Because of the type of smearing modulation from SSB, I have come to the > conclusion that bandwidth is not a good way to segregate signals. The > mode really does need to be taken into consideration. > > 73, > > Rick, KV9U > > > > > Jose A. Amador wrote: > > Who showed up first? > > > > I believe that on the light of the previous discussions, PJ2/WK4Y came > > first, he should not have been QRM'd with PSK, MFSK or whatever, and all > > activity should have stopped until that spectrum chunk was cleared, as > > SSB is authorized on those frequencies in this part of the world. > > > > So, PJ2/WK4Y was hidden to K1CRU but not to KV9U. PJ2/WK4Y should have > > not been willfully interfered, according to Part 97.101something... > > > > If the situation happened to be the contrary, someone should have > > plugged his microphone, fired up on LSB, and warned PJ2/WK4Y that the > > frequency was already in use in PSK, MFSK or Olivia. > > > > I am afraid that something does not fit...and not only with "robots". > > > > A theory, in practice, may prove to be more complicated than the same > > theory, in theory. > > > > 73, > > > > Jose, CO2JA > > > > PS: Don't try to convince me of what is allowed and not, I know that the > > allowed modes do not match up in the States and down in the Caribbean. > > I am just taking adventage of the example posted. Life is certainly > > richer than we may imagine at a given moment. I am not looking forward > > to any further discussions or accusations. This is just food for thought. > > > > >
