30-12-2021, 12:08 PM
Hi Mark (vk5lo)
the trouble with some of the frequencies listed in WSJT-X and its derivatives is that they often clash with well established VHF operations. A good example of this is the FT8 freq on 144 MHz, the 'recommended 144.174 MHz is right plum in the middle of the long standing EME segment used across the world but still they keep listing that as a default recommended frequency. For those who may not be EME savvy, they advocate for the use of this frequency even though it causes pain to EME operators..
Another one that is listed on 144 is 144.120 for all digital modes, I often wonder what drugs were in the room when some of these spots were included. Love them or hate them, the WIA does gets some things right.
the trouble with some of the frequencies listed in WSJT-X and its derivatives is that they often clash with well established VHF operations. A good example of this is the FT8 freq on 144 MHz, the 'recommended 144.174 MHz is right plum in the middle of the long standing EME segment used across the world but still they keep listing that as a default recommended frequency. For those who may not be EME savvy, they advocate for the use of this frequency even though it causes pain to EME operators..
Another one that is listed on 144 is 144.120 for all digital modes, I often wonder what drugs were in the room when some of these spots were included. Love them or hate them, the WIA does gets some things right.
Peter Sumner, vk5pj
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- Winston Churchill