Hope not to get off topic for TB. The primary reason there is no digital
at the bottom end of 6 meters is that it is not legal in the
US. 50.000-50.100 is CW only. I am sure there would be a huge outcry if
it was legal down there.
I operate JT65 on VHF EME but, (aside from some tests back in 2006) I have
avoided it on 160m because it did not seem to be welcomed and no DX seemed
willing to try. Will mostly stick to CW unless there ends up being a
strong consensus on where JT/digital should be on 160.
At 10:59 PM 12/30/2011 -0500, n4is wrote:
>-----Original Message-----
>From: topband-bounces@contesting.com
>[mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of wa3mej@comcast.net
>Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 10:47 PM
>To: topband@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: Topband: digital on 1838 +/-
>
>
>Jim
>
> >>>Consider this however, CW and digital modes like JT65 typically share
> the CW portion of the bands<<<.
>
>That is not the case on weak signal bands, and in special 6m, digital
>modes are above 50.250 MHz, there is a clear reason for that, digital is
>not a narrow mode, there are phase noises that can trash the band.
>
>
>Regards
>Jose Carlos
>N4IS
>
>
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