On Thu, 2013-03-21 at 16:21 -0400, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > > It would be helpful to have a small section of the bands “off > > limits” for contesting on the CW-data and SSB segments of each band > > in areas that General/Tech class people or higher could use during > > the “tests”. > > You've got to be kidding - particularly on 80/40 meter CW and data. > With the most recent "land grab" by phone there is less than 50 KHz > for US data operations. On 40, the area between 7100 and 7150 is > almost completely void of CW/RTTY contest activity even in CQWW - > the most crowded of all contests.
[RANT] If only the contesters would remain off QRP calling frequencies.. But no, they park for hours on end there, calling non-stop with only two seconds between calls.. All week-end! My hobby doesn't encroach on theirs, why do they have to keep me off the bands? 7100-7150 free of contests? That's news to me. I guess nobody has told these guys either.. I know, 30 and 17m... So I am pushed out of my favorite bands to others for which I don't have an antenna set-up, and in most cases, my rigs don't cover.. I'm not asking for much, just stay off a few frequencies.. Common decency.. [/RANT] Can you tell I hate contests? Gil. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
