There is one pretty big exception to this. When an emergency has been declared, and frequencies designated, we should stay clear of them unless we are part of the help effort. This, of course, is the case at present. Both the CQWW manager and ARRL put out announcements begging contesters to keep clear of those frequencies.
The pleas were pretty well ignored by most contesters. I skipped an OA station sitting on 7198 KHz making lots of QSOs. Luckily there was no emergency comm needed on that frequency at that time. I just really hope that the 6Y and CO/KG4 folks manage to come through Melissa relatively unscathed, but as big and powerful as that thing is, I fear that will not be the case. Here in Southwest Louisiana we know about big storms. The devastating effects of hurricane Laura are still felt here, some five years after it made landfall as a very high-category 4 hurricane. 73, Jack, W6FB > On Oct 26, 2025, at 9:28 PM, Tim Tucker via Elecraft > <[email protected]> wrote: > > From the ARRL website (emphasis mine): > "A band plan refers to a *voluntary *division of a band to avoid > interference between incompatible modes." > Band Plan <https://www.arrl.org/band-plan> > > It's basically a gentleman's agreement with some caveats. > > Unless you can prove that the station was "willfully or maliciously > interfer[ing]" (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/part-97#p-97.101(d)) > with > another station, or operating outside the boundaries of their license > class, the FCC isn't going to do anything, and more than likely going to > look at a complaint like this as frivolous since they couldn't care less > about contesting. > > Whether that behavior is appropriate, is a different matter than a legal > one. > > Tim > AE6LX > > On Sun, Oct 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM David Gilbert via Elecraft < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> More overt than calling outside the allowed frequency range?? >> >> A rule is a rule, and one violates both the government and contest >> authority while the other "merely" the contest rules. >> >> Dave AB7E >> >> >> >> On 10/26/2025 2:31 PM, Rick NK7I wrote: >>> So can ADIF, or logging a fixed incorrect frequency but that is an overt >> act of cheating. >>> >>> 73, >>> Rick nk7i >>> >>>> On Oct 26, 2025, at 2:07 PM, David Gilbert via Elecraft < >> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Cabrillo files are in text form and can very easily be edited before >> submission. >>>> >>>> Dave AB7E >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 10/26/2025 1:18 PM, Rick NK7I via Elecraft wrote: >>>>> I’ve previously suggested that transmit frequency be one of the >> contest required score form, filing elements (computer scoring by those >> running the contest) for cross check. >>>>> >>>>> 73, >>>>> Rick nk7i >>>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> Elecraft mailing list >>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>>> >>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>>> Message delivered to [email protected] >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > > > -- > Owner, worldwidedx.com > AE6LX, Amateur Radio > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
