This is nuts! This is equivalent to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
Operators are not going to adhere to a regimented bandplan which slices spectrum up into slivers of Hertz. It implies exclusivity to mode. And where will the next dozen yet-to-be-invented digital technologies fit in? Do we really want to setup frequency coordinators for the HF bands? In addition, to say CW will be squeezed down into the bottom 40 KHz ignores reality. Less than 20% of the ham population hold the Extra class license. They will "enjoy" 25 KHz of spectrum. Do you really think 80% of the ham population will find a "comfortable" fit in the remaining 15 KHz? To say CW has 500 KHz available (all of 80/75 meters) again ignores reality. How much CW activity do you find in the upper 200 KHz on 20m? What I hear is about 1/10-WPM CW... oh, wait... those are the tuner-uppers on top of the DX stations, it's not really CW. I perceive radio operators will adjust their 80m operating habits to mimmic 20m. The only difference I expect will be during RTTY contests, when stations will wash down further, toward 3500 KHz instead of up past 3600 KHz. There's little need for a menu of digital frequency assignments. If you want channelization, enjoy the 60m band experience. 73 de Bob - K0RC in MN --- In [email protected], "expeditionradio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in part wrote: > > ================================================= > 80 meter Bandplan 2007 for USA: > ================================================= > 3500-3540 = CW > 3540-3560 = Any Mode, 500Hz Bandwidth > 3560-3600 = Any Mode > ================================================= > > ========================================================= > New 80 meter Digital Keyboarding Calling Frequencies USA: > ========================================================= > > PSK31 = 3545kHz USB (3545.3-3548.0 kHz) > > QPSK31/PSK63/125 = 3547kHz USB (3547.3-3550.0 kHz) > > MFSK = 3548kHz USB (3548.3-3551.0 kHz) > > OLIVIA500 = 3549kHz USB (3549.3-3553.0 kHz) > > CONTESTIA/DOMINO, etc = 3550kHz USB (3550.3-3554.0 kHz) > > HELL/FMHELL = 3552kHz USB (3552.3-3555 kHz) > > RTTY/FSK = 3555+ (3555.3-3565 kHz) > > PAX/MT63/OLIVIA1000 = 3560kHz USB (3560.5-3563) > > ==========================================================
