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Re: [RTTY] W1AW/5 Texas RTTY on 17 meters

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Subject: Re: [RTTY] W1AW/5 Texas RTTY on 17 meters
From: David Cole <dave@nk7z.net>
Reply-to: dave@nk7z.net
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 06:36:42 -0700
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Where is the JT65 band at on 18 MHz?  :)
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On Tue, 2014-08-26 at 08:29 -0400, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> > Might I suggest one other option is to work from 18.109 and listen
> > down?
> 
> 18.105 - 18.110 is one of those "automatically controlled digital"
> (read PACTOR ROBOT) subbands.  Since the robots do not have channel
> busy lockouts, they can generally clobber either the "DX" or the
> pile-up for extended periods of time no matter how long a DX has been
> on the band.
> 
> 18.095 working down is a far better approach to avoiding both the
> JT65/JT9 activity and PSK31/63 activity on 17 meters.
> 73,
> 
>     ... Joe, W4TV
> 
> 
> On 2014-08-26 8:06 AM,  pcooper wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Whichever way you work it, just remember to look for Europe please!
> > Might I suggest one other option is to work from 18.109 and listen down?
> >>From 18.100 to 18.105 is heavy with PSK/JT65, and there are slow/QRP CW ops 
> >>around 18.095 to 18.100.
> >
> > There are quite a few EU stations (me included) that are chasing W1AW/p for 
> > the special WAS award.
> > So far, I am on target, but ND is worrying me. I am sure I made it, but 
> > someone called over part of the TU call from W1AW/0, so I am not 100% 
> > confident.
> > I will try again tonight, but failing that, I will just hope I am in the 
> > log OK.
> >
> > Also, 20/17/15m should be the money bands. Doing 10/12 is OK if prop is 
> > good, but not so useful for us this side of the pond.
> >
> > 73 all
> >
> > Phil GU0SUP
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