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January 23rd 04, 07:15 AM

(N2EY) wrote in
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Alun wrote in message
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"Dee D. Flint" wrote in
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"Alun" wrote in message
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I see no benefit in giving over 7125-7150 to phone. 7075-7100, for
example, would be the same size and in a more useful place.
Moreover, it would harmonise Region 2 US hams with US hams outside
R2.

This will crowd the CW/digital/data modes too much since there are
so many US hams. It would be better to wait for the other treaty
changes from the conference to take affect and synchronize Regions 1
and 3 with Region 2. You do know of course that the treaty now
requires broadcasters to move out of 7.1 to 7.2 and that this will
become an exclusive amateur allocation.

Of course I do, but do you think they will really move?

Yes. They agreed to it in the treaty.

Some may, but I think some of them never will.

Why?

Many countries are reducing or even eliminating their SWBC operations.
The others have agreed to move, and they have about 3 years to do so.

In the 60s and 70s, SWBC was so crowded that some countries moved
*below*
7100. Complaints from ARRL and others to the various State Departments
got them to move. The only real failure of the "Intruder Watch" of
those days
was the woodpecker, which was an OTHR system. It was made to move by
other means ;-)

I don't recall the timing but it is required in the treaty.

Three years or so IIRC. Maybe before FCC drops Element 1.

Perhaps someday, the ITU will open up the 7.2
to 7.3 to the other regions. In the meantime, 7.150 to 7.200 could
be a worldwide phone allocation. This is actually more space than
either of the suggested proposals.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

I'm assuming that this will happen anyway. I just meant that
7075-7100, where of course there is already phone, would be more use
to phone ops than the proposed 7125-7150, where there isn't.

If the USA opens 7075-7100 to 'phone, all that will happen is the DX
'phones
will move still lower in the band to get away. There are already some
on 7050
and lower - and many of them are in R2!

73 de Jim, N2EY

I beleive the R2 bandplan allows phone down to 7045, same as R1. In R3 it's
7030! R2 hams operatong phone 'on 7050 and lower' are abiding by the ITU
bandplan unless they go below 7045.