Right On Joe!
If anyone REALLY believes 7040-7100 for SSB activity out of Region 1 in
contests is sufficient space to accomodate a CQWW DX contest on phone - then
they
are missing a really GOOD GAME!
FWIW
If one listens from 7100 down to 7040 (and below) - the ambient NOISE LEVEL
is *****total chaos****** on the North American side when beaming Europe.
It is a complete bedlam zone of splatter, wide signals and only the most
powerful stations with the biggest antennas can be copied clearly.
If one CQ's up above at say at 7185 in NA and listening down, the ONLY place
where lower power stations can be heard is SOMEPLACE ELSE other than
7040-7100. Full stop!
What's the solution?
Get more bandwidth on the Region 1 side so 7040-7100 might become SOMETHING
LARGER - say like 7040-7150 or more.
Isn't that coming in 2009 or so? If it is, then it will be most welcome -
as it is a better solution than artifically trying to control BEHAVIOUR!
With all due respect, I think people simply gravitate to what WORKS!
7040-7100 is a total MESS - it hasn't worked well for over 15 years now.
Why not fix the problem - rather than legislate behaviour?
One thing is a solution - the other is just, well, not really more than
trying to catch the horse after he has already exited the BARN DOOR.
Why not push for a SOLUTION here - and try to make that work?
Let the flames begin!
Jeff
_K1ZM@aol.com_ (mailto:K1ZM@aol.com)
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