Thank you and the team for your efforts. I strongly agree with the needs
you have articulated. Let me add this comment.
Virtually ANY major contest and DXpedition results in very high activity
on bands that are open. It's not unusual for either to attract thousands
of operators, and it's inevitable that they (we) will disrupt SOMEONE'S
watering hole, regardless of mode or style of operating. Both of these
events are limited in time and confined to certain bands/modes -- on any
given band, they may last a weekend, or part of a day. And usually the
watering hole(s) being disrupted have FAR less activity than the
contests or expeditions. With the exception of GENUINE emergencies, no
one, no mode, no net has the exclusive right to any operating frequency
at any time. The fact that "we're here every day at this time" or that
"we're in the net directory" doesn't matter. What does matter is that we
share our bands as cooperatively as practical and with as much good will
as possible.
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73, Jim K9YC
On 4/8/2018 9:07 AM, Ned wrote:
The WSJT development team with my support and those of other digital
mode operators are launching a campaign to assess the current band
plans for all IARU regions. Clearly, the game is changing and activity
in the digital modes on the amateur bands is on the increase and it
would be prudent to begin the process of mapping the way forward to
use the amateur spectrum in the best way possible. This process will
take some time but must start now. There will be changes in band plans
in the future, undoubtedly, but we must continue to operate with the
objectives of minimizing interference until then. If the KH1 activity
on the DXpedition mode is successful, it might act as a model for
DXpedition mode use in the interim.
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