> (1) Expanded the phone sub-bands in the 75 and 40 meter bands > Needed because the phone sub-bands on both 75 & 40 where > often very crowded during "prime time," between fighting off > the BC'ers on 40 and the established "I own the frequency > *burp*" bubba-nets on much of 75. I hadn't expected that big > a change on 75, but I think it will pay off in the long run. > > How this affects the digital modes remains to be seen.
It will impact digital operations on 80 meters in a very negative way. Almost half the digital activity was above 3600 and that will be pushed below 3600 ... probably pushing other activity down into the "CW" bands. > (3b) prohibited an applicant from filing more than one > application for a specific vanity call sign > > There have been some creative end-runs around the intent, if > not the letter, of the Vanity program. These changes are > needed and should be welcome. Now, if you want someone to > get your call after you QSY to a higher frequency, you at > least have some say in the matter. And the days of filing > 100+ applications by one individual for a particular vanity > call thats not an exaggeration, its happened to throw the > lottery in his/her favor are over. About time! The actual rule says "one vanity application per day." That may be slightly more restrictive than it should have been but it will certainly tame the "abuses" by those who would file up to 100 applications for the same call to "stack the deck" in the lottery. > So who loses? > > On paper, certain CW and digital ops have less exclusive > spectrum to deal with. But in reality, most of the frequency > spectrum reallocated to phone on 40 & 75 have been virtually > vacant for years. digital loses big time ... unlike CW they cannot operate in the "phone" bands. The biggest impact will be on 80 but 40 meters may also suffer as CW activity from the former novice band is moved below 7100. 73, ... Joe, W4TV Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
