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[CQ-Contest] 40M FT4 Frequency

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Subject: [CQ-Contest] 40M FT4 Frequency
From: Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: k9yc@arrl.net
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 00:57:41 -0700
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7047 has been chosen, and many fans of WSJT modes have observed that it's likely to start a war. That range is widely used by W1AW, state QSO parties, QRP and QRS operation, county hunters, most CW contests, and many others. Sure, the WSJT team think it's only for contests, but if you build it, they will come, and they are coming. I had QRM from FT4 operators during NAQP CW.

I am a huge fan of the work of K1JT and his team (I use FT8 extensively on 160M and 6M), but they ain't perfect, and this is a massive screw-up. The default 40M FT4 frequency ought to be somewhere north of 7070 kHz. OTOH, I have no issue with the DXpedition mode frequency around 7058. I urge all contest clubs to contact both the WSJT team and their ARRL representatives about this.

73, Jim K9YC
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