[SixClub] Fw: [VHF] DX portion of the 6M band...

[Ed Rodriguez]

Its out of Control!



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <W6OAL at aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 5:31 PM
Subject: [VHF] DX portion of the 6M band...


> Gentlemen,
>
>    I am concerned and appalled over the flagrant  disregard of the DX
> portion of the 6M band. This is the portion 50.0 to 50.125  MHz. True it 
> isn't law
> nor should it have be, but it has long been an  understanding among us 6M
> operators that this 25 kHz was set aside for DX  operation. The number of 
> domestic
> SSB QSO's that I have experienced in the  supposed DX portion of the band 
> over
> the past week or so that 6M has been open  coast to coast has me somewhat
> concerned. Is it that these folks don't know any  better, have not been 
> properly
> advised or just don't care?
>    I see this leading to some fairly hot  confrontations in the future as 
> we
> start up the side of the next sunspot cycle  and DX becomes more prevalent 
> in
> the DX portion of the band. Granted it is of  course  proper etiquette  to 
> go
> into the DX portion to work the DX or  call a CQDX in the DX portion, but
> Billy-Bob working Earl in a domestic SSB QSO  just is not good manners. 
> Please
> refrain from this practice and  let's keep the 'magic band' magic!
>    And please, let's honor the time tested gentlemen's  agreements and 
> keep
> domestic SSB QSO's out of this DX portion of the band. The  spectrum we 
> have
> from 50.125 to 50.400 (plus) should be sufficient space to hold  all the
> domestic SSB QSO's we'd ever want without crowding the minimal 25 kHz 
> that we've
> set aside for DX.
>    To those that either don't know or have never heard  of such a ruling
> please accept anyone's kind words that may ask you to move your  domestic 
> SSB QSO
> out of the DX portion of the band. It is not a personal  affront. It is in 
> an
> effort by the informed to inform and allow you to also  preserve a special
> space as we preserve national parks and picnic areas. You  would certainly 
> be
> told if you were to run your ATV or 'off road'  vehicle through a picnic 
> area
> when an 'of-road' vehicle area is provided.  To the violators, I hope I 
> have
> gotten your attention - if you are simply among  the uninformed please 
> accept the
> fact that, "A word to the wise should be  sufficient!"
>
> Thank you and 73, Dave - W6OAL - DM79 (been on 6M since  1953)
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