[CW] Code Stuff - like the CW bands!

[David Ring]

It sure is - but here's the problem.

When it became phone bands, it became Extra/Advanced bands - so even
if you use lowly CW, you need a higher ticket.

A General before this could use 3525 to 3725 kHz (the top of the 3675
to 3725 Novice band).

Now the General has only 3525 to 3600 kHz CW bands - and the General
section of the phone band which starts at 3800 kHz.

So a General can't operate between 3600 and 3800 in ANY mode.

An Advanced amateur can't operate between 3600 and 3700 kHz.

An Extra still can operate CW from 3500 to 4000 - but unlike before,
the General hams LOST 3600 to 3725 as a continuous band for CW.

Back in 1967 Generals had 3500 to 4000 CW and 3800-4999 Phone.
They've got the Phone band back after 40 years, but lost 150 kHz of CW
frequencies!

73

David N1EA




On Jan 7, 2008 12:48 AM, K3PID <k3pid at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>
> Don't forget David, CW is permitted ANYWHERE in the ham bands ( except 60
> meters of course ) so we can QSO any place that there is free spectrum!  I
> think a lot of hams think that we are restricted to the CW only portions!!!
> I don'y understand why everyone vacated the old novice spectrum just because
> phone is allowed...
>
> Ron H
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