Hi Bonnie I don't always agree with you , but this time I am with you 100%. The frequency spectrum is a limited resource and it is completely unacceptable that an over-crowded group of so-called "contesters" are allowed to squeeze out other hams from the bands.
No Skip KH6TY , I don't want to apologize for my point of view . I have been told "to piss" off so many times, especially from RTTY contesters, when I have been testing new modes so that for me contesting is a big plague. I should probably let this go, but there's nothing that makes me more angry than contesting. LA5VNA S contesting is a plague. expeditionradio wrote: > All contesters and DX pileup participants > should use busy detectors! This is quite > evident since it has been proven that such > types of operation are the source of 99% of > "harmful interference" and "intentional interference" > on the HF ham bands. Manual methods of busy > detection have been proven to be devoid of merit. > > Contesters and DX pileup technologists can start > developing the "DX/Contest Busy Detector" with > SSB and PSK and RTTY and CW, the most common modes. > > When they have a busy detector that is proven to > work during contests and pileups, then the > remaining 1% of rare other modes and other > types of operation that are normally the recipient > of "harmful interference" and "intentional interference" > can consider adopting the tried and proven "DX/contest > Busy Detector". > > The 1% "rare mode" operators should continue to use > the present methods that have proven to have a high > probability of not causing harmful or intentional > interference. > > Put your money where your mouth is. > Develop a busy detector for DX/contesters. > > If your busy detector is successful in preventing the > vast majority of harmful and intentional interference > of contests and DX pileups, then the rest of the > ham community can widely adopt it. > > 73 Bonnie VR2/KQ6XA > > >
