I don't have a dog in the fight but why not move to 1843 or 1844. Is 1840
sacrosanct?
Bill KH7XS
-----Original Message-----
From: Jorge Diez - CX6VM <cx6vm.jorge@gmail.com>
To: Edward Sawyer <sawyered@earthlink.net>
Cc: GEORGE WALLNER <aa7jv@atlanticbb.net>; TopBand List <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Tue, May 21, 2019 12:51 pm
Subject: Re: Topband: AM interference on 1840
Ed
FT8 can move, but 1840 still is useless to do CW, so is not a FT8 problem
George said the two big problems, hope this not increase with harmonics
73,
Jorge
CX6VM/CW5W
El mar., 21 may. 2019 a las 8:52, Edward Sawyer (<sawyered@earthlink.net>)
escribió:
> I agree with the 2 messages. But there is a 3rd. The inability for the
> FT8 crowd to QSY around some interference. Interference is a fact of
> life. And we have QSY’s around it (even as it is being worked) for a
> century.
>
>
>
> Ed N1UR
>
>
>
> From: GEORGE WALLNER [mailto:aa7jv@atlanticbb.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7:50 AM
> To: Edward Sawyer; topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: AM interference on 1840
>
>
>
> There are two messages in this topic: One is the interference from this
> particular BC station. Not a crisis, not yet. Two is a warning: Newly
> installed solid-state AM broadcast amplifiers in poorly regulated regions,
> over time, will have the potential to fill the entire 160 meter band with
> harmonics. The second part is not trivial and should be a heads-up. The
> earlier we find ways to deal with it, the better.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> George,
>
> AA7JV
>
>
>
> On Tue, 21 May 2019 05:32:24 -0400
>
> "Edward Sawyer" <sawyered@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> While the harmonic interference is unacceptable and needs to be dealt with,
>
> isn't this only "a crisis" because of the simplistic FT8 solution of
>
> bunching everyone up on a small channel? It reminds me of the old CB days
>
> when something would happen on a certain channel but no one would move
>
> because they have always had the radio on channel 2 and that's where all
>
> their buddies are. Or the 75M pig farmers that refuse to move but complain
>
> and harass on QRM that was there before their daily time started.
>
>
>
> For those of us using CW on topband, this isn't a real problem except for a
>
> contest weekend. And honestly, it will just get moved around, like the
>
> Middle East jammer on 3807.
>
>
>
> 73
>
>
>
> Ed N1UR
>
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