[RTTY] 80m RTTY freqs.

[IronmanY2k]

I have had some discussion of what freq to use for RTTY on 80meters.  With the new FCC rules, US hams cannot operate digital modes above 3.600Mhz.  My basic plan of operating is to start high in the band and tune downward.  So I will start at about 3.599 Mhz and tune down from there.  

The digital suband for 80m is 3.570-3.600.  The usual PSK31 portion is the bottom of the digital band so it should be 3.700Mhz but all the PSK31 I hear is still on 3.580Mhz.  Probably because a lot of ops are using a Warbler, which is rock-bound of 3.580Mhz. 

This information is from the ARRL website:
ARRL issues RTTY Round-Up advisory (Jan 2, 2007) -- The ARRL RTTY Round-Up takes place January 6-7. During this operating event, radio amateurs worldwide exchange QSO information using Baudot RTTY, ASCII, AMTOR, PSK31, and packet (attended operation only) on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters. Any station may work any other station. The recent realignment of frequency allocations on 80 meters, effective December 15, 2006, means that RTTY and digital operation is restricted to frequencies below 3.600 MHz. At this time the ARRL Contest Branch offers no specific guidance to participants regarding which frequencies to use on 80 meters, although the 3.590 MHz DX "window" for the Americas remains in place. The League urges RTTY Round-Up participants operating elsewhere in the band to be considerate of other stations and activities and to avoid interfering with them.

http://www.arrl.org/?artid=7079

73 es cu this weekend
Jim, AD6WL


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