[VHFcontesting] Digital 6M and 2M

[Bob Mantell]

Anyone using these modes in North Ga area who would invite me over to see how it works?
 
There is no "preferred mode other than WSJT" on VHF. The WSJT modes are used 
pretty much exclusively above 50 MHz. There is a nominal PSK31 calling frequency 
on 6 meters (50.290 MHz), but it is not used for that mode during contests 
because few if any people are going to be running PSK31 during a contest. People 
tend to gravitate to modes that will provide them with the most contacts in the 
shortest amount of time, and the WSJT modes are optimized for VHF 
communications.

For meteor scatter on 6 meters, the calling frequency is 50.260, the mode 
FSK441. For 2 meters, the calling frequency is 144.140 MHz, again FSK441. If 6 
meters is open to Es, there may be some JT6M activity around 50.260, but since 
you can make Es contacts much faster on SSB than on JT6M, the vast majority of 
stations will NOT be using digital modes when the band is open. WSJT meteor 
scatter is the backup mode of choice when the band is NOT open, typically early 
in the AM when meteors are plentiful and in the wee hours of the night. The 
large majority of such contacts are scheduled in advance of the contest period
 


 
73 de Bob,
 
 K4ESA EM74qc
 
Bob Mantell
k4esa at yahoo.com