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

[Dana]

Agree, obviously …. however, the sub band is pretty dead here in the GTA…except for APRS on 390… which is wide and ugly (hi)…
but below its quiet….
Keep in mind that when we did the RAC (CRRL) bandplan there was a lot of pressure for all the packet, and repeater frequencies and then in the 90’s it all died out..
suddenly all the guys using the repeaters disappeared…and the repeaters got quiet…at least on 2 m…70 cm was still busy however…


So time to re visit the bandplans…on both sides of the border…kind of like NAFTA… hihi

Dana VE3DS


On Oct 16, 2017, at 20:57, Mark Spencer <mark at alignedsolutions.com> wrote:

My suggestion would be to stay well clear of the APRS frequency.   In my experience over the last several years, weak signal work and near by FM don't always seem to co exist well.

73
Mark S
VE7AFZ


Mark Spencer

Aligned Solutions Co.
mark at alignedsolutions.com
604 762 4099

> On Oct 16, 2017, at 5:48 PM, Dana <ve3ds at acanac.net> wrote:
> 
> Try this again…e mail problems today after the storm...
> 
> Steve & all there hasn’t been any OSCAR ops in decades there…unless its control frequencies (??) - the ARRL bandplan hasn’t been tweaked since the early 80’s…
> 
> …but the RAC Canadian bandplan has digital at 144.3 -144.5
> I’m sure we can all fit in there…so as not to QRM EME operations , but we’d have to see about APRS and digi Fm operations too…I’m sure we can though
> 
> On 432 I’d suggest going up above 432.2 so that high ERP stations arent qrmed or cause qrm….
> 
> On 222 I’d suggest going above 222.2 also
> 
> Comments?
> 
> 73
> Dana VE3DS
> 
> 
> On Oct 15, 2017, at 07:02, Steve Kavanagh via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting at contesting.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
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