[VHFcontesting] FT 8 on 2M

[Paul Stoetzer]

Remember that if a beacon station in the United States is
automatically controlled, it may only operate in the following
segments:

28.20-28.30 MHz, 50.06-50.08 MHz, 144.275-144.300 MHz, 222.05-222.06
MHz or 432.300-432.400 MHz segments, or on the 33 cm and shorter
wavelength bands.

This is widely ignored by WSPR operators. In fact, the recommended 2
meter frequency is outside the permissible segment for an
automatically controlled beacon station,.

73,

Paul, N8HM


On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 1:37 PM Art <ky1k at myfairpoint.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Barry et al,
>
> I understand this is a contesting reflector. But, in the long run, I
> think the amateur radio community should consider running WSPR on 2
> meters which runs at 5Hz bandwidth, allows some serious weak signal
> decoding and runs 24/7, as we work and sleep. The results are sent to an
> online website, which all can see and can be operated as an rx only or
> as a tx only, or both.
>
> Frequency stability is important to the mode, but WSPR allows the entire
> beacon operation to run in a single 200 Hz band.
>
> http://wsprnet.org/drupal/wsprnet/map
>
> The map here has settings which can be programmed to show bands and time
> periods of reception.
>
> Art
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 08/11/2018 07:54 PM, barry at k7bwh.com wrote:
> > Also for those interested in digital modes and frequencies on VHF
> > bands in the Pacific Northwest:
> >      http://pnwvhfs.org/digital-modes.html
> >
> > Barry K7BWH
> >
> > On Aug 11, 2018, at 4:14 PM, James C <jabeco at gmail.com
> > <mailto:jabeco at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >> FWIW,
> >> Here in the PNW at the last conference of the Pacific Northwest VHF
> >> society, 144.174 was adopted as the 144mhz FT8 calling frequency.
> >> .-James K7KQA DN06
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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