[SEDXC] USING FT8 ON 6 M

[Jeffrey Otterson]

Hi Mike,

I think what you are talking about is the "Europe on even, North America
and Asia on odd" plan, described here:
http://www.uksmg.org/ft8-code-of-practice.php

What the QST article does not mention, and I think is important, are the
notes at the top and bottom of the page: they are talking about
intercontinental DX on 50.323.

Working with 50 MHz operators in Japan, UKSMG has prepared these guidelines
> for* contacts to/from Europe on 50.323 MHz*.


and


> The *proposed protocol is also recommended for intercontinental DX (only)
> to/from Europe on 50.313*. But note that, although the reservation of
> 50.323 for intercontinental DX is strongly recommended for global adoption,
> the timing protocol described here is not intended to apply to contacts not
> involving Europe, such as those between North America and Japan.


Emphasis is mine.

The truth is that most people are going to transmit on the slot that gets
them the DX!

73,

Jeff n1kdo


On Fri, Jul 9, 2021 at 2:39 PM K4PI.Mike Greenway <K4PI at bellsouth.net>
wrote:

> Using FT8 on 6 M is somewhat different from using it on HF.  If you have
> the June QST please read How's DX by W3UR who does a very good job of
> laying it out how to use the correct sequences on 6 M. Another side
> note; the longest European 6 M E skip opening I have ever observed in
> the 20 years I have been on 6 was yesterday Thursday July 8.  It started
> before 7 AM local here in ATL and was still going after 7 PM local. Some
> locals worked Taiwan and China in the late afternoon.  Very rare.  I was
> not lucky enough.  Back to the hum drum of pretty much nothing today.
>
> There was an opening a couple of weeks ago so good, EU could receive
> commercial FM music broadcast from the US.
>
> Tip of the day working DX on 6 M.  There was so much traffic yesterday I
> filtered out all North America using the filter selection in JTDX.  I
> think WSJT has it also.  That way my computer was happy with a much
> lighter load.  Also with the new JT Alert 2.50.2 you can cover up the
> USA display with the DX display and you never see any North America
> making it easier to concentrate on what you are looking for.  DX !
>
> 73 Mike K4PI
>
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