Jay: Keep in mind that the local frequency coordinators only have standing if the coordination is related to a repeater and if there's conflict between a coordinated repeater and a non-coordinated repeater. Anything other than that, such as simplex, offers no higher standing that a simple Ham's agreement, which is all the the ARRL offers.
Of course you're right that any contest can set rules for compliance with the contest. So, it's all a gentleman's (gentleperson's) agreement anyway for use of a D-Star simplex frequency. I personally like 145.670. Chuck - N8DNX On 6/4/2010 12:44 PM, Jay Maynard wrote: > The locals *do* run things. It's called your local frequency > copordination council. > As for FD on 146.52, the ARRL is simply setting rules for the contest to mak > life a little harder and make contest stations work a bit harder. That > doesn't ahve anything to do with frequency coordination. Their contest, > their rules. >
