If I’d have received an email like that, I’d have politely (maybe) reminded the individual that the frequency had previously been occupied by another mode and that they didn’t get to decide what the band plan was all by themselves.

I’m all for everyone getting along and nobody ‘owning’ a frequency, but when they were told (and they have been) that they had chosen anchor frequencies that were already spoken for by gentleman’s agreement, they should have moved their anchors. The fact that they did not makes me think far less of the developer than I might have otherwise.

I tried FT8 for a hot 15 minutes, got bored, and uninstalled the software. I don't see the attraction.

Mike
WM4B

From: 070@... [mailto:070@...]
Sent: Sunday, October 8, 2017 5:02 PM
To: 070@...
Subject: RE: [070] 17m PSK31

Well fellows, this seems to be a problem on many bands now. The FT8 group seems to have chosen frequencies without regard for other users and since it seems to be the hot thing now FT8 users are blanketing those areas. The EU window for Hellschriber uses was 14074 and a couple of weeks ago, I got an email from one of the authors of the article in QST tell me that I should change frequencies since that is now the FT8 frequency. A lot of other digital mode users have reported the same problem with FT8 users invading their normal frequencies. From what I understand, originally the FT8 frequencies would be 2 khz higher that JT65, which would have not caused problems for most other users of the less common digital modes, but somewhere along the line that has changed. The frequencies are included in the software so that’s where the gang has setup. Since the article was published last month it will probably be worse before it gets better.

I personally don’t use the mode, although I tried it when it first came out and basically decided that is more my computer talking to your computer rather than ham radio. Any ways my thougths.

73
Dick
KC3EF

From: 070@... [mailto:070@...]
Sent: Sunday, October 8, 2017 4:49 PM
To: 070@...
Subject: RE: [070] 17m PSK31


Yep.

Mike
WM4B

From: 070@... [mailto:070@...]
Sent: Sunday, October 8, 2017 4:42 PM
To: 070@...
Subject: Re: [070] 17m PSK31

So whose fault was it those FT8 stations are all on 18.000 ... thought I read somewhere that it was the designer ???

Jerry n9avy

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