Young Nick wrote:
We are ALL entitled to transmit on ANY ham radio frequency!

Bandplans are purely voluntary. There is NO such thing as a
reserved frequency - for ANY purpose. Nor can there ever be.

There are a great many hams who are NOT interested in silly
two-second "DX QSO's". It is appalling that they should be in
any way banned from using a specific frequency, just because
the DX chasers claim to own it.

While I *am* a DXer and *do* enjoy "silly" two-second DX QSO's...

I also agree with Nick. The amateur bands are too narrow to allow ANY
group to reserve unoccupied frequencies for their own pursuits. If
W9WI/KP1 finds 14.195 occupied -- well, they're just going to have to
find some other frequency. Yes, that means those chasing the DX are
going to have to actually tune their receivers. (or use the Cluster...)
Yes, that means there's a chance W9WI/KP1 won't find *any* available
frequency and won't be able to work 20 phone. "Them's the breaks"...

W9WI/KP1 has no more right to take over 14.195 from IT9RYH's existing
QSO than IT9RYH has to start a QSO on 14.195 if I'm is already there.
"Do unto others..."

(Disclaimer: I rarely work 20 phone and am not familiar with IT9RYH. It
is possible he's engaging in other unacceptable behaviors of which I'm
unaware.)
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com