Interesting Tim. November QST came in a few days ago, and the summary of rules in there says "1.830-1.835 MHz should be used for intercontinental contacts only." Dropping that rule was long overdue so glad to see it stated in the rules online. 73/Jon AA1K
-----Original Message----- From: Tim Shoppa <tsho...@gmail.com> To: topBand List <topband@contesting.com> Sent: Thu, Oct 22, 2020 9:35 am Subject: Topband: ARRL 160M and 1830-1835 change Also as I review this years ARRL 160M rules... An earlier version of the rules (current in 2012) here http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20Rules%20PDFs/2012/2012-160M-Rules-V2.pdf says "6.1 The segment 1.830 to 1.835 should be used for intercontinental QSOs only". The latest version here https://contests.arrl.org/ContestRules/160M-Rules.pdf notes that "6. the 1830-135 kHz window is no longer reserved for W/VE-to-DX QSOs in this contest". Does anyone recall, when the rule was officially changed? It wasn't being well respected in some previous years if it was in effect. Tim N3QE _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector