All I can say this weekend, during what appears to be a CW contest, that amateur radio tests are ludicrous, self-interested pursuits that give not a damn for established protocol, civility or respect for other band users.
WSPR - a sensitive beacon mode with well-established, fixed frequency spots. Wiped out by the CW Test.
JT65 - a sensitive weak signal mode with well-established, narrow frequency spots, regarded as being of scientific value to propagation studies (see rationale for 60m access.) Wiped out by the CW test.
If you think test interference on the bands is OK, it isn't. One can only wonder at the abuse an SSB or wider band OLIVIA operator would suffer if he started transmitting in the established CW portions of the bands. But, somehow, it's fine for CW operators to push aside everyone else.
At least it dismisses the long-held fiction that CW operators are somehow superior and privileged...
2 comments:
When there is a WW contest on it's always difficult to keep everyone into the normal band plan. You can always try the WARC bands or just participate in the contest. Luckely it's only 48 hours....73, Bas
Hi Bas. Yes, we shrug our shoulders and say 'it won't be for long!', but I still think anyone daring to obliterate the religious ground of the CW 'part' (for it is merely a convention, not law) of the band would find a lot of abuse thrown at them. I don't think the non-WARC bands are so crowded that WSPR can't be left alone, really.
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