Alun L. Palmer wrote:
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This is a link to the IARU HF bandplans:-

http://www.iaru-region2.org/hf_e.htm

This has all three regions on it, although published on the Region 2 web
site, so probably most up to date for that region (the one the US happens
to be in).

If we had a voluntary system in the US, as per most other countries, this
is the bandplan I would go by. OTOH, the ARRL bandplan necessarily
incorporates the current restrictions on phone. They might change it, or
might not, but then I am not a member...

For those who haven't followed the link, the phone segments for R2 start at
1840, 3635, 7050, 14112, 18110.5, 21150.5, 24930.5 and 28225. In fact,
phone is allowed somewhat lower down on a non-interference basis, but if
you want that info you'll have to actually read the thing!

Whatever, took a whole two minutes Alun. I would not like to operate in
that regime. In the first place it's far too complicated, much more
complicated than the ARRL plan, complexity being an auto-turnoff bound
to get busted right and left in practice. Second it's sorely out of
date with it's "allocation" for ax.25 ops. How much packet to we hear
any longer on 40?? Further where do the modern digital modes like
PSK-31 fit into this plan? They're not even mentioned. Ditto the
looming opening of 7100-7200 in regions 1 and 3. Looks like the thing
was laid out 20 years ago, it's an artifact.

My big squawk with it though is that the top end of the CW-exclusive
segemnt is 7.035. That's just plain nuts, only allows 10 Khz for U.S.
non-Extras to operaste phone-free which simply will not work.
Particularly given the ongoing surge of 40M QRP CW ops by all classes
of HF-enabled licensees in all regions.

In a word fuhgeddit.

73 de Alun, N3KIP

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