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M5FRA on 2009-12-04
>> No. Just like the stupid 160 band plan. <<

OK just do away with all bandplans and let the thugs and bullies take over. That will surely hasten the demise of ham radio and it would certainly drive all the non-contesters off the air. Nice.

GW4ALG on 2007-11-03
It's not just the CQWW SSB event that results in this chaos. Contest QRM is now prevalent on the popular HF bands every weekend, and it's driving people off the bands - for good. For many, life is too short to have to deal with such QRM every weekend.

And the number of mid-week contests is increasing too. Unless you're in that minority 'special-interest' group of radio amateurs who do contesting (about 5% of amateurs), you might as well give up operating the popular HF bands. And if you're into QRP; or experimenting; or ragchewing; or homebrewing - don't expect any help from your national society either.

And don't try 'standing your ground' in the face of the contest bullies: your national society is getting ready to pounce on you for causing 'deliberate interference'. The spirit of amateur radio is fast disappearing.

BTW, 'Contest QRM' is also a hot topics at:
http://www.contesting.com/forums/Tips

Regards to all,
Steve GW4ALG

KD5XB on 2007-10-29
Friday evening my time (26 Oct 2007), I heard a DX station calling on SSB right on 7025 khz, and listening on 7168 khz -- very obviously looking for US contacts.

Somebody was trying to call CQ on cw on about 7025, but it wasn't working. At one point, a W9 answered the DX station, on SSB, on the wrong VFO - on 7025. I guess the DX station had dual receive, because they went ahead and worked right there instead of using the split.

Used to be you could go really low and find SOME place to operate some CW, but not any more.

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Earl

n7dc on 2007-10-29
Ive spoken, written letters and emails to dozens of such "interfering" stations over the years. It comes down simply to the fact is that THEY DONT CARE. Its their "right" so they are going to do it. Ive had many overseas calls, as well as my present N7DC call, and have won contests - without having to go "out of band" to do so. They are simply stating they they "cant" compete without cheating (using freqs outside the normal bands for their mode) I would encourage all ops to contact the contest sponsors and complain, long and loud. We need international sub-bands but neither the IARU, ITU or several government overseers have the courage or guts to do it.

G3YIQ on 2007-10-27
It's Oct 27 at around 20.30z. Below 7040 is full of SSB stations who show no regard for bandplans. Here are some of them: UZ7M, EA8/OH4NL, EA9LZ, SN3X, DJ4PI, 5P5X, P33W, PI4CC, GM2T, PI4COM, DJ0VZ. Of course, these stations are not breaking their license conditions - they are simply demonstrating a breathtaking arrogance and a total lack of consideration for their fellow amateurs who are not operating in the contest. I am a keen contester - but not one that considers the whole band to be fair game. It is time that contest commitees restricted the frequencies to be used for contests to eliminate this kind of behavour. It may be a bit of a squeeze on 7MHz, but if competing is the name of the game, there should be no complaints about that - it simply tests operating skills even more.

Bob G3YIQ

G3YIQ on 2007-10-27

Anonymous on 2007-05-10
DON'T DO IT...........

M0JRQ on 2006-11-20
I think any QSO conducted out of plan should be disallowed from any contest scoring

M0JRQ on 2006-11-20
I think any QSO conducted out of plan should be disallowed from any contest scoring

G3NCN on 2005-11-07
Operation by SSB stations in the exclusively CW
section of 40m is an act of great selfishness, both
on the part of the operators who display such
arrogance, and on the part of the contest
organisers who fail to preserve the CW band for
those who are entitled to use it. The number of
obviously angry CW operators evident on last
week's CQ contest spoke for itself. and the
solution is so simple. If the Contest organisers
were to specify frequency limits for their event,
with disqualification for those outside of the limits,
then the problem would cease at once.

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