[VHFcontesting] 144.174 FT8 Activity

[Mark Spencer]

In Canada the band plan shows 144.275 thru 144.300 as being exclusively for beacons.  A USB dial frequency of 144.274 is likely to result in RF above 144.275

At least in my part of BC / VE7land contest SSB / CW activity seems to typically go up from 144.200.   I'm also aware of some mixed mode FM / SSB operations above .200 but below .275 (which also will probably not play nicely with weak signal FT8.)

All that being said if 144.274 makes sense in another part of North America please don't let my comments dissuade those outside of South Western BC from running FT8 there.

73

Mark S
VE7AFZ

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

> On Jul 12, 2018, at 1:04 PM, Aa4zz via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting at contesting.com> wrote:
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> With all the space there is below thew start of the beacon band at 144.300, I would think something like 144.274 makes more sense.
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