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Re: [VHFcontesting] Alternate FT8 frequencies on 50 MHz during contests

To: Steve Kavanagh <sjkavanagh1@yahoo.ca>
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Alternate FT8 frequencies on 50 MHz during contests ?
From: Mark Spencer <mark@alignedsolutions.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2018 15:03:55 -0700
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Thanks Steve.   Despite subscribing to the WSJT yahoo group I had forgotten 
about that suggestion.   I also think it has a lot of merit, but there doesn't 
seem to be much enthusiasm from most of the VHF contesters I have chatted with.

Personally I think it would be a step in the right direction.  A compromise 
might be to use a dial frequency of say 50.316 which would allow some rigs with 
wide filters to see both 50.313 and 50.316. 

73

Mark S
VE7AFZ

mark@alignedsolutions.com
604 762 4099

> On Jul 8, 2018, at 4:35 AM, Steve Kavanagh via VHFcontesting 
> <vhfcontesting@contesting.com> wrote:
> 
> Mark
> 
> As you may know, WB5JJJ suggested using a separate frequency on 6m for 
> contest mode FT8, and leaving 50.313 for those running normal FT8 format.  I 
> tend to think this might work out fairly well, but it didn't gain much 
> traction on the WSJT group where he posted the suggestion.
> 
> But this wouldn't necessarily result in much less QRM/pile-up depth...perhaps 
> a factor of two reduction
> 
> 73,
> Steve VE3SMA
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