Good point regarding possibility of there being fewer RBN skimmers listening high. This is just a quick one-off test, but:
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There are some skimmers active higher up (which is a whole lot better than none!), but sure looks like the low end of the band has rather more, unless there was a very sudden change in propagationâŚ
Ed,
It may be argued that the beacon segment is only a gentlemanâs agreement and not a regulation.
OK.
Anyone operating in the beacon segment is by their action clearly not a gentleman.
The best way to keep the beacon segment clear for beacons - there are lots there- is to not work the offenders.
73
Ron
VK3AFW
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Of course, in USA, itâs not just Technicians. General, Advanced & Extra are also prohibited from transmitting SSB below 28300 by the FCC, not by gentlemanâs agreements. There you go, ZS! The most compelling argument so far - no Yanks in your logs! 
Well, except the numpties that donât even know the regs they memorised to pass their examsâŚ
Hi Ron,
Going back to the original post - the complaint was about an SSB transmission, not in the exclusive beacons part of the band, but rather the shared all-mode part, where some people run beacons and it is the âpreferredâ area for ânon-officialâ? beacons (by that I mean, not the ones that are part of the international network of beacons - which are in the exclusively reserved area for beacons.
Iâm sure however, had the ZS SSB station been told that he was on the same frequency as a beacon in Italy, he would have moved.
73 Ed.
I think people hearing QRM brings more people onto the band.
Itâs worked for me on 6m and 23cm (and 70cm) a few times on activations where others have âseen something on the waterfallâ or were âjust scanning aroundâ and heard someone so stopped for a QSO.
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