[CQ-Contest] 40M FT4 Frequency

[rjairam at gmail.com]

So I actually did bring this up and I will see if I can remind those
involved in band planning (Committee) to see what they recommend.

I also did ask Joe Carcia (W1AW station manager) for his thoughts.

73
Ria, N2RJ

On Mon, Aug 5, 2019 at 4:06 PM <donovanf at starpower.net> wrote:

> I fully support K9YC's recommendation that ARRL members contact
> their directors so that they become aware of the need to quickly act
> force a change in the unfortunate choice of 7047.5 kHz for routine
> and rapidly growing FT4 activity.
>
>
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: donovanf at starpower.net
> To: "PVRC Mailman" <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc: "k1jt" <k1jt at arrl.net>, "W3TOM" <w3tom at arrl.org>, w2ru at arrl.org
> Sent: Monday, August 5, 2019 2:29:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] 40M FT4 Frequency
>
>
> What are PVRC members opinions and recommendations about the
> unwise choice of 7047.5 kHz for FT4 activity? While the FT4
> development team naively expected FT4 to be used only during
> contests, inevitably FT4 use is rapidly growing for routine QSOs.
>
>
>
> In my opinion the obvious 40 meter FT4 frequency range is in
> the much more lightly used 7100-7125 kHz segment.
>
>
> Something must be done soon.
>
>
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Jim Brown" <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> To: "cq-contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 5, 2019 7:57:41 AM
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] 40M FT4 Frequency
>
> 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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