How are the rest of the CW operators dealing with all the SSB that is
showing up in the 40 meter CW portion of the band?

Here it is the weekend and there's some contest going on and there is
more SSB in the CW portion of the band then there is SSB in the SSB
portion of the band. What gives with this?

On HF I'm a 99% CW operator, only been licensed about a year and love
CW, don't care much for SSB. But I'm starting to wonder why I paid
$1800 for a Yaesu FT-1000Mk V Field as it looks like I won't be able to
use it for what I bought it for this weekend...

Help
George

"GeorgeF" wrote in message
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How are the rest of the CW operators dealing with all the SSB that is
showing up in the 40 meter CW portion of the band?

Here it is the weekend and there's some contest going on and there is more
SSB in the CW portion of the band then there is SSB in the SSB portion of
the band. What gives with this?

On HF I'm a 99% CW operator, only been licensed about a year and love CW,
don't care much for SSB. But I'm starting to wonder why I paid $1800 for
a Yaesu FT-1000Mk V Field as it looks like I won't be able to use it for
what I bought it for this weekend...

Help
George



BWAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

"GeorgeF" wrote in message
k.net...
How are the rest of the CW operators dealing with all the SSB that is
showing up in the 40 meter CW portion of the band?

Here it is the weekend and there's some contest going on and there is
more SSB in the CW portion of the band then there is SSB in the SSB
portion of the band. What gives with this?

Tis the CQ WPX SSB Contest. URL: http://home.woh.rr.com/wpx/

A lot of countries outside the USA have phone privileges in the lower part
of 40 Meters.
Example - Canada -- see URL:
http://www.eham.net/newham/bands

Click on

Canadian HF Band Allocation

Get 7.050 to 7.100 -- SSB

CL

In article wA41e.754$k57.212@fed1read07, Caveat Lector wrote:

A lot of countries outside the USA have phone privileges in the lower part
of 40 Meters.

Almost ALL countries outside of the Americas ONLY have 7.000 to 7.100
for 40 meters.

Geoff.


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"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message
...
In article wA41e.754$k57.212@fed1read07, Caveat Lector wrote:

A lot of countries outside the USA have phone privileges in the lower
part
of 40 Meters.

Almost ALL countries outside of the Americas ONLY have 7.000 to 7.100
for 40 meters.

Geoff.

Guess that is a lot of them (;-)

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CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be !

"Caveat Lector" wrote in message
news:MHj1e.943$k57.479@fed1read07...
"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message
...
In article wA41e.754$k57.212@fed1read07, Caveat Lector wrote:

A lot of countries outside the USA have phone privileges in the lower
part
of 40 Meters.

Almost ALL countries outside of the Americas ONLY have 7.000 to 7.100
for 40 meters.

Geoff.

Considering the WPX is on, the USA hams are operating splits like 7024/7220,
why not put that nice rig to work earning a few qso's instead of complaining
about the rest of the world? (and learn a bit more about it too)

Nana

On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 03:53:12 GMT, GeorgeF
wrote:


Because I like operating CW, not SSB. I got into HF for CW, not SSB.

Did you get into it only for 40 Meters? Because 40 is the only band
where you run into the problem to the degree that it might be
difficult to operate. And you never run into that problem on 30 or 80.

--
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Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999

http://www.woodbutcher.net

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nana wrote:
"Caveat Lector" wrote in message
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"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message
...

In article wA41e.754$k57.212@fed1read07, Caveat Lector wrote:


A lot of countries outside the USA have phone privileges in the lower
part
of 40 Meters.

Almost ALL countries outside of the Americas ONLY have 7.000 to 7.100
for 40 meters.

Geoff.


Considering the WPX is on, the USA hams are operating splits like 7024/7220,
why not put that nice rig to work earning a few qso's instead of complaining
about the rest of the world? (and learn a bit more about it too)

Nana

Because I like operating CW, not SSB. I got into HF for CW, not SSB.

George

LRod wrote:

On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 03:53:12 GMT, GeorgeF
wrote:



Because I like operating CW, not SSB. I got into HF for CW, not SSB.


Did you get into it only for 40 Meters? Because 40 is the only band
where you run into the problem to the degree that it might be
difficult to operate. And you never run into that problem on 30 or 80.


With the recenty thunderstorms which moved through the area QRN is very
high on 80, about S9. On most nights my 80 meter noise level is S1 at
most.....

My antenna doesn't work very well on 30 meters, got to put something
else up for 30 meters. Currently using a W5GI Mystery Ant
(www.w5gi.com) and it does well on most bands but not 30 Meters.

George

"GeorgeF" wrote in message
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LRod wrote:

On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 03:53:12 GMT, GeorgeF
wrote:



Because I like operating CW, not SSB. I got into HF for CW, not SSB.

Well, in this country the CW sub-band runs from 7000 - 7030, digital from
7030 - 7040 and SSB from 7040 up. I'm not stopping operating allowed modes
within MY regions bandplan to help you justify the cost of your radio.

With the recenty thunderstorms which moved through the area QRN is very
high on 80, about S9. On most nights my 80 meter noise level is S1 at
most.....

My antenna doesn't work very well on 30 meters, got to put something else
up for 30 meters. Currently using a W5GI Mystery Ant (www.w5gi.com) and
it does well on most bands but not 30 Meters.

I suppose you want to complain about us running SSB on 30m too?

Brad in VK

George