Appreciate the reminder re Region 2, Mike.....but......will a "common plan" amongst all IARU regions, if not adhered to by participants (evidenced here in Region 2), be "worth the effort" to bring about???
Again, I am a newbie to 160 AND a QRP operator so DXCC entities, to me, mean anything west of the U.S., stopping just past HL/JA/VK lands. P.S. I'm "new" so....be gentle in your replies!! ________________________________________ From: mstang...@comcast.net <mstang...@comcast.net> Sent: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 9:15 AM To: James Rodenkirch Cc: Top Band Contesting Subject: Re: Topband: Am I the only one in step? That is the band plan for the US in ITU Region2.. The problem is different ITU regions and countries have different 160 meter assignments. I common worldwide allocation will mitigate lots of these issues. We should urge our IARU representatives to work towards a common 1.8 to 2 Mhz 160 meter band at the next IARU conference. Mike N2MS ----- Original Message ----- From: James Rodenkirch <rodenkirch_...@msn.com> To: Top Band Contesting <topband@contesting.com> Sent: Tue, 01 Mar 2016 15:31:16 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: Topband: Am I the only one in step? >From what little I've read - I am a "newbie" to 160 meter operating,- I gather >a band plan carries little "weight," in the bigger schemes of things? Below is the 160 band plan, courtesy of that august group, the ARRL: 160 Meters (1.8-2.0 MHz) 1.800 - 2.000 CW 1.800 - 1.810 Digital Modes 1.810 CW QRP 1.843-2.000 SSB, SSTV and other wideband modes 1.910 SSB QRP 1.995 - 2.000 Experimental 1.999 - 2.000 Beacons .....digital modes mean "what?" E.G., JT-9/65 found on 1.840 or so... ......SSB from 1.860 and up observed hourly, each day..... _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband