Re: Topband: Window ?

2012-08-30 Thread Tom W8JI
The last information I had was this 160 meter DX window was no longer in use as a window by a international agreement of amateurs. It previously restricted North Americans from calling CQ DX in it, while allowing other countries to do so. I was one of the Americans calling CQ DX run out of the

Re: Topband: Window Yes! -penalized in contest !

2011-02-07 Thread DAVID CUTHBERT
Yes there are repercussions. Some stations will not work a domestic station in the DX Window. If everyone followed this rule no domestic station would operate in the DX Window. It takes two to tango. Dave WX7G *IF* the sponsor of the contest says no domestic QSO's in the 1830-1835 DX

Re: Topband: Window Yes! -penalized in contest !

2011-02-07 Thread Herb Schoenbohm
On 2/7/2011 9:58 AM, DAVID CUTHBERT wrote: Yes there are repercussions. Some stations will not work a domestic station in the DX Window. If everyone followed this rule no domestic station would operate in the DX Window. It takes two to tango. Dave WX7G But Dave the United States

Topband: Window Yes! Now more than ever

2011-02-05 Thread Preston Smith
Reflectees Majority of the nay sayers are northern hemisphere upper tier stations who can work all the DX they want on their run QRG with a quick pounce to pick up a multiplier. The fact that the CQWW is a world wide contest seems to have been lost. The value of a window is apparent for our