> I'd like to think the CW-only ops can be cooperative too.
>>CW ops have ALWAYS had to bend over backwards during SSB contests. The
problem this year, as articulated in VE3ZI's post, is that there are/were
several DXpeditions out this weekend with operations on 160M that should
have been
I have received replies both on the reflector and privately.
Several suggest that the problem is that "160m antennas are narrow band". With
respect, that is an excuse not a reason. It is perfectly possible to match
(almost) any antenna at (almost) any frequency. People seem to manage it on
On Sun,2/28/2016 7:53 AM, Tim Shoppa wrote:
I'd like to think the CW-only ops can be cooperative too.
CW ops have ALWAYS had to bend over backwards during SSB contests. The
problem this year, as articulated in VE3ZI's post, is that there
are/were several DXpeditions out this weekend with
Roger,
Pretty straightforward.
Narrow Bandwidth antennas + wideband modes (like SSB) = crowding in the
1800-1850 region. (and no (or very little) room for CW ops.)
I was not on this weekend *(don't particularly enjoy SSB on TopBand) but had
I been on, I would have spent 99% of my time
Because the FCC says you can run any mode anywhere in the band just like
you can run CW anywhere on any HF band.
That's not to say some folks may be less than happy, but it's legal.
The "DX Window" has no force of law and neither does the rest of the
"band plan".
2/28/2016 9:22 AM, Roger
Hi Roger,
I don't post here very much. I'm a casual op on 160 (no antenna at
present). The problem I experience isn't a lack of "band plans" - aka
gentlemen's agreements. The problem for me is there are too many of
them. I can find several and they are in conflict each with every other.
Roger - many "locals" have told me their 160M antenna system only tunes the
CW section and they cannot even go above 1840 their antenna is so narrow
banded.
Even though I only spend a few hours on 160M phone each year, I have added
some relays to remotely short out turns of L matching network at
I enjoy contests but...
This weekend has seen the CQ 160m SSB Contest. It has also seen CW activity or
attempted activity from a number of extremely rare DX entities.
Why is it reasonable or even acceptable for the band to be full of SSB
contesters from 1800kHz to about 1960kHz? The vast
