On Thu, 31 Oct 2002, K4SB wrote:
> Bob Wruble wrote:
> snipped
> > ie below 21200 or 14150 etc...... an easy trap to fall into but still not
> > excuseable!! admittingly tunning down to 21113 a bit much!!
> > de w7gg
>
> I'm surprised that no one has commented that on 21000.5 or such, you
> are absolutely
> out of the US band according to both ARRL and FCC announcements. I
> believe (???) they state quite emphatically that 2.5 kc up from the
> bottom is the absolute minimum.
>
> Heck, at .5 up, you wouldn't be legal even on LSB!
>
> 73
> Ed
I have never seen this figure written anywhere. I have worked many DX
stations up about 0.7 kHz from the bottom of the CW band. This should be
adequate if you're not sending at 200 wpm!
100 Hz is a litle too close to the band edge for my taste, though.
73, Zack W9SZ
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