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Re: [VHFcontesting] 144.174 FT8 Activity

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Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] 144.174 FT8 Activity
From: Tom Holmes <tholmes@woh.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:52:30 -0400
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What's wrong with different regions using different parts of the band. Gee, we 
might have to turn the tuning knob occasionally to work a new one. 

>From Tom Holmes, N8ZM

> On Jul 12, 2018, at 4:23 PM, Mark Spencer <mark@alignedsolutions.com> wrote:
> 
> In Canada the band plan shows 144.275 thru 144.300 as being exclusively for 
> beacons.  A USB dial frequency of 144.274 is likely to result in RF above 
> 144.275
> 
> At least in my part of BC / VE7land contest SSB / CW activity seems to 
> typically go up from 144.200.   I'm also aware of some mixed mode FM / SSB 
> operations above .200 but below .275 (which also will probably not play 
> nicely with weak signal FT8.)
> 
> All that being said if 144.274 makes sense in another part of North America 
> please don't let my comments dissuade those outside of South Western BC from 
> running FT8 there.
> 
> 73
> 
> Mark S
> VE7AFZ
> 
> Aligned Solutions Co.
> mark@alignedsolutions.com
> 604 762 4099
> 
>> On Jul 12, 2018, at 1:04 PM, Aa4zz via VHFcontesting 
>> <vhfcontesting@contesting.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> With all the space there is below thew start of the beacon band at 144.300, 
>> I would think something like 144.274 makes more sense.
>> 
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