RE: 17 meter nets
I checked on the ARRL on-line net directory. I found only one 17 meter net
( OMISS wide area net). However, this net *is registered with the ARRL as a
net. This would suggest that while 17 meters is not a popular band for nets
it is ok to operate a net there.
73 KB1CIW -Bob
At 04:44 PM 11/4/02 -0500, Gary Hoffman wrote:
>I'm quite sure that they are not banned in any legal sense of the word.
>On the other hand, I think there is an "understanding" among hams that
>nets don't operate there. Its open for question either way.
>
>[snip]
>
>73 de Gary, AA2IZ
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ron Notarius WN3VAW" <wn3vaw@fyi.net>
>To: <tentec@contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 3:20 PM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] 20 m users' net
>
>
>> I've never heard before of a ban by anyone of nets on 17 meters (or 12 or
>30
>> for that matter).
>>
>> The only "ban" is that due to the various limitations of the three WARC
>> bands (small size, power limits on some frequencies and in some areas, and
>> some not available in some parts of the world to name 3), none of the
>major
>> contests and as far as I know none of the smaller contests permit contest
>> operating on these bands.
>>
>> And that's a choice (and a good one, I think) by the various contest
>> sponsors, it's not mandated by official regulations.
>>
>> 73, ron wn3vaw
>> "Be who you are, say what you think, people that matter don't care, and
>> people that care don't matter." -- Dr. Seuss
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Rob Atkinson, K5UJ <k5uj@hotmail.com>
>> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 1:37 PM
>> Subject: [TenTec] 20 m users' net
>>
>>
>> It's my understanding that nets aren't allowed on 17. By "not allowed" I
>> mean one of those considerate operator's band plan type agreements like no
>> contests on warc. However, my source for this was a bunch of guys in a
>net
>> I check into who were complaining about 20 m. qrm. I suggested 17m as an
>> alternative and was told "no nets on 17." Don't know where this came from
>> if true...ARRL?
>>
>> Rob Atkinson
>> K5UJ
>> k5uj@hotmail.com
>>
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