On Dec 11, 2011, at 9:52 AM, Eddy Swynar wrote:
> One bit of advice, though: save yourself a LOT of potential grief, & limit
> operations between 1800- & 1810-KHz, i.e. the extreme bottom 10-KHz of the
> band. Apart from the W1AW code practice sessions there, that part of the band
> is usually unoccupied. If you call CQ QRP anywhere from about 1812- to
> 1835-KHz, you could well incur the wrath of the DX crowd hunting their quarry
> therein...! Be forewarned...
The Ham world needs to get their act together! Not complaining about your
advice Eddy, but just yesterday I found the IARU recommended 160m bandplan
(dated October 2010):
1800-1810 digi modes
1810-1830 CW
1812 QRP
1830-1840 DX window
Isn't it nice that the amateur radio bureaucrats are totally disconnected from
reality?
I try to be cooperative but in truth I can't figure out where in the heck I
should operate on 160 with casual CW operation. I usually hang around 1836-38
for digital (Contestia, Olivia, Thor).
73, Ken WA8JXM
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