It seems to me that the IARU Region 2 bandplan should at least be consulted as part of the subject process.. See http://www.iaru-regionii.org/Region_2_HF_Band_Plan.html.
73 de AA5J Danny Douglas wrote: > As to the 160 meter band, I was taken aback by your comment about > operating > digital outside of 1800- 1810 bandplan. Bandplans are arbitary and > there is > NO force of law in them as far as I know- and are voluntary. Now - > subbands > ARE of course the mandantory rules and are the subject of last weeks > changes > in separating modes. The chart, put out just last week, of US Amateur > Bands > shows the 160 band with NO partition at all, and indeed over in the Key, > says of 160: > "CW,RTTY,DATA, PHONE, IMAGE" The only note of distinction in this whole > band comments that "amateurs operating from 1900-2000 khz must not cause > harmful inteference to the radiolocation service and are afforded no > protection from radiolocation operators" > > Where did you get the information that digital MUST stay within the > first 10 > kc. I would say there must be something wrong with that, or the chart the > ARRL has supplied is incorrect, but I have other charts showing the same > thing. That would be interesting, as I have been using PSK in several > places on the band, but never below about 1.840, for a couple of years > without any squwak from the FCC, or anyone else. > > As to 20 meters, you are correct that the majority of RTTY appears to be > above 14080, but I have heard it as low as 14.074 on non-contest QSOs. > Give > a contest and people go wild and you hear RTTY as low as 14.010, which is > really irritating to a CW op. Most all of the PSK I have worked (128 > countries to date) have been on 20 meters, and all of it within the > 14.069-14.073 bandwidth. The other digital modes have all been around > 14.065 - 14.070. This is the reason I was recommending the lower side of > PSK rather than just above it. I havent called CQ on the other modes, > above > the PSK area, but typically when I have answered others they are below it. > Right now, with such poor conditions I am hearing no digital signals > at all > on 20. I have worked few digital stations (other than RTTY) on 15-10 so > dont know how those separate out. Also have not been digitally active > on 80 > or 40 all that much either. Mostly, I look for DX and those dont afford me > "new ones" very often. The 160 meter band is an exception there, as I > figure that "new ones" should be easier on PSK than SSB or even CW- but so > far that has not been the case, for really long distance ops. I just dont > think enough people are using the band with PSK or other new digital > modes. > > Your last comment: " Perhaps it would not incur the wrath of the FCC if we > operated > > voice and then also transmitted data and fax and image in between voice > > transmissions, but do it in the voice/image part of the band?" > would appear to be exactly what we should be doing. It would keep the > voice > part out of the lower piece of the band and > place both it and the images together - and as per my above - is totally > legal according to the charts. I was hoping that would be what we > would see > on the other bands as well, but guess that is still not to be. > > Danny Douglas N7DC > ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA > SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB all > DX 2-6 years each > . > QSL LOTW-buro- direct > As courtesty I upload to eQSL but if you > use that - also pls upload to LOTW > or hard card. > > moderator [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:digital_modes%40yahoogroups.com> > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.26/594 - Release Date: 12/20/2006 >3:54 PM > >
