[VHFcontesting] FT8 contest frequencies for 144, 222, 432, 1296

[Buddy Morgan]

 I agree about 144.174. But, it is in use. It is in the software. Could be hard to change. But, when you start going lower in the band, people complain about interfering with EME. You could go higher. Little activity above 144.230, even during major tropo openings and contests. I dunno...

Buddy WB4OMG
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Klimas WZ1V <wz1v at sbcglobal.net>
To: Buddy Morgan <beamar at aol.com>
Cc: vhfcontesting <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Tue, Jan 15, 2019 7:12 pm
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] FT8 contest frequencies for 144, 222, 432, 1296

Buddy: I agree .174 is a far better choice than .500 
and no need to go below .100 on those bands. 
What I'd like to see moved is 144.174 - 
way to close to the center of SSB-CW terrestrial work. 
But where to move it to is the big question. 
-73 Ron WZ1V

----- Original Message -----
From: Buddy Morgan via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 23:33:41 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] FT8 contest frequencies for 144, 222, 432, 1296

>  A few comments: 
50.313  and 144.174 are pretty well established frequencies - they are already programmed into the software.
Apparently some people agreed on 222.080. I do not know about elsewhere, but around here, there always seem to be concerns about interfering with EME activity, when you operate below the call frequencies. So, we thought that picking frequencies above the call frequency would be better
I looked at 432.500. I thought some people might have antenna BW problems, that high in the band. Hence, we picked 432.174. 
The concrete has not set, yet. Any other thoughts?

Buddy WB4OMG
EL 98

 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: barry <barry at k7bwh.com>
To: vhfcontesting <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Cc: 'Buddy Morgan' <beamar at aol.com>
Sent: Tue, Jan 15, 2019 3:41 pm
Subject: RE: [VHFcontesting] FT8 contest frequencies for 144, 222, 432, 1296

For what it's worth, the Pacific Northwest has generally agreed on these FT8
frequencies after discussion at our last conference:

50.313 
144.174 
222.080
432.500
1296.074


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