I found the extract from the hf-faq really interesting. I didn't
notice that, and it's much more lenient towards contesting than I had
expected.
I also stay away from the 80M and 160M DX window in domestic contests,
and from the maritime net at 14300. And QSOs that are in progress.
But as both the ARRL and FCC have pointed out, nobody can reserve a
frequency, and everyone has to be able to tolerate QRM. The meaning
of "stay away from" is relative.
I found it REALLY funny when, during one of our 160M nets, I heard a
guy off to the side saying "Yeah, I even tried tuning up on them with
my amp, and they didn't move." Well... we're contesters, we *eat* QRM
for breakfast.
Mike, W1JQ
On Tue, 21 Nov 2006, Ron Rossi wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I need to clear something up. I was not calling CQ in the DX window. I
> do feel very much as the ARRL contesting FAQ describes. However I do not
> call CQ in the window for a very practical reason. The reason is that it
> is so widely perceived as the wrong thing to do that it creates the type
> of hate and discontent that is at least a semi-annual discussion point
> on CQ-Contest. I would prefer to have folks want to come back and give
> me a QSO the next time they hear me on in a contest.
>
> Outside of the window I will operate politely, but sometime rather
> firmly when it comes to keeping a frequency that I have been using. That
> is how it needs to be. However I prefer not to use the DX window.
>
> My log which contains the frequencies of all my contacts this weekend is
> available.
>
>
> 73 es God Bless de KK1L...Ron Rossi (kk1l@arrl.net) <><
> QTH: Jericho, Vermont
> My page: http://www.intergate.com/~kk1l
>
>
> An exert from http://www2.arrl.org/contests/hf-faq.html:
>
> c) Band plans
> .
> .
> .
> Band plans are just that - plans. They are designed for normal
> circumstances when band loading is much lighter than during a contest.
> During major contests, the bands will be very crowded, resulting in
> conditions that the band plan is not intended to address. Avoid willful
> interference and be as courteous as possible to non-contest QSOs within
> the limits of the contest rules and licensing regulations.
>
> Calling frequencies are also intended to allow stations to find their
> peers under customary circumstances. During a contest, be aware of where
> the calling frequencies are, but if no contacts are going on there, you
> have every right to try and make contest QSOs.
>
> <end quote>
>
> 73 es God Bless de KK1L...Ron Rossi (kk1l@arrl.net) <><
> QTH: Jericho, Vermont
> My page: http://www.intergate.com/~kk1l
>
> Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
> > I don't often agree with Mal, N7MAL but this time I do.
> >
> > I tuned the 75m DX window Saturday night and found a few stations calling CQ
> > (and spotted them on packet). I did not tune around the band to find other
> > places they could have done so.
> >
> > I think it was K1KD I heard around 3799, who made a stink when someone asked
> > him to move out of the DX Window. I would hope operators from YCCC or any
> > other large contest club would have set a better example and just moved
> > (K1KD
> > did not).
> >
> > I don't think it's that hard to respect long-established "windows" (SSTV
> > included) during contests (or any other time).
> >
> > 73 - Jim AD1C
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
> > USA +978-251-9933, <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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> >
> >
> >
>
>
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