Topband: FT8 and digital QRM

[Ralph Parker]

 >I noticed a few freq cops on the cluster announcements where some FT8 
users think they deserve clear
 >space which we know does not exist is a shared band that we have.

What I have failed to understand over the years is why the digital 
stations were 'assigned' a spot in the middle of the 'CW bands'. How 
much less opportunity there would be for QRM between modes if the 
digital folks were up at the top of the CW area. This pretty much 
applies to all the HF bands.
A real head-scratcher, IMHO.

Disclaimer: I am mostly a CW op.

VE7XF