[VHFcontesting] [PNWVHFS] FT8 frequencies for 2m and 70cm --tentative decision

[Steve Kavanagh]

Hi Pete

I am not sure 144.174 for FT8 would work very well in the east.  Outside of contests it would likely be fine but during contests, SSB/CW activity almost always extends down to .170 (top multi-op W2SZ/1 is always there!) and sometimes to .165.

I wondered about 144.313, but I see ARRL lists this as an OSCAR subband, which seems odd since it seems to be incompatible with the Region 1 band plan (https://iaru-r1.org/index.php/spectrum-and-band-plans/vhf/2-meter).  I think 144.313 would be ok with respect to the (rather antiquated) Canadian band plan (http://wp.rac.ca/144-mhz-2m-page/ ).

73,
Steve VE3SMA