I, for one, did respond direct to arrl, though no copy here to digital radio. I agree. Also I think that the so called band plan for 160 stinks anyway, and needs to be completely revised.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Giella KN4LF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "a RTTY COL eList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "a Psk31 QTH eList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "a Psk31 es eList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "a psk31 eGroup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "a PSK31 070 eGroup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "a Oliviadata eGroup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "a MFSK eGroup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "a Digital Radio eGroup" <digitalradio@yahoogroups.com> Cc: "ARRL Joe Carcia NJ1Q" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "ARRL David Sumner K1ZZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 6:28 PM Subject: [digitalradio] ARRL To QSY To 1807.500 KC > Hello Joe, > > I was hoping that you would pay me the courtesy of responding back about my > concern over the plan for W1AW to QSY from 1817.500 kc to 1807.500 kc, right > on top of the weak digital signal PSK31/63, MFSK16, OLIVIA MFSK, RTTY > calling frequency. > > If RM-11306 band segregation by bandwidth becomes a Part 97 regulation, the > ARRL has proposed that the mayhem be controlled by voluntary band plan. How > do you expect ham's to take ARRL band plans seriously when the ARRL violates > them. > > Do as I say not as I do hypocricy? > > --... ...--, > Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF > Lakeland, FL, USA > Grid Square EL97AW > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > KN4LF Amateur & SWL Radio History: http://www.kn4lf.com > KN4LF 160 Meter Propagation Theory Notes: http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf8.htm > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Thomas Giella KN4LF > To: ARRL Joe Carcia NJ1Q > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 10:20 PM > Subject: ARRL To QSY To 1807.500 KC > > > Joe, > > As an ARRL member in good standing I'm advising you that it is a very bad > idea to QSY W1AW operations from 1817.500 kc to 1807.500 kc beginning on > April 3rd, 2006. 1807.500 kc +/- 3 kc is a main and very active frequency > slice for weak signal PSK31, MFSK16, OLIVIA MFSK and RTTY digital > operations. W1AW operation there would wipe out this main meeting frequency > and more. > > On 160 meters the ARRL band plan calls for digital modes between 1800-1810 > kc and CW between 1800-2000 kc, so it makes no sense to begin operation on > 1807.500 kc. If you do the math it's 10 kc for digital modes and 200 kc for > CW. > > I'm an avid CW operator too and I'm aware of the pressure the 160 meter CW > DX community has been putting on your 1817.500 kc operations. But the > solution to that issue is not to QSY down to 1807.500 kc. Please reconsider > your frequency choice. > > --... ...--, > Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF > Lakeland, FL, USA > Grid Square EL97AW > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > KN4LF Amateur & SWL Radio History: http://www.kn4lf.com > KN4LF 160 Meter Propagation Theory Notes: http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf8.htm > > Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:09:52 -0000 > From: "Michael E Dobson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: New ARRL 160M CW Frequency on top of PSK Frequency > > Check this out folks. We all need to email ARRL in protest. From the > ARRL Web site: > > W1AW to QSY on 160 meters (Feb 23, 2006) -- Starting Monday, April 3, > Maxim Memorial Station W1AW will be using a new 160-meter frequency > for its CW transmissions. The new frequency will be 1807.5 kHz. "The > last time we shifted frequency on 160 meters was back in 2003," says > W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q. "Since that time, operating > patterns have changed, and there is more DX showing up near our > current frequency of 1817.5 kHz. We're shifting frequency to reduce > the possibility of interference." > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.1/271 - Release Date: 2/28/2006 > > > > Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org > > Other areas of interest: > > The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ > DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.1/271 - Release Date: 2/28/2006 > > Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
