[600MRG] Dedicated WSQcall dial frequency?

[Brian Pease]

I don't have any nearby activity either, and I tune my antenna from the 
shack, so any freq works.  For now I will use 474.5.

On 3/28/2018 10:57 PM, John Langridge wrote:
> So as I commented to Steve in a direct email, I personally don't think 
> there is a problem pushing WSQ up to 477 but others may have better 
> cause to say otherwise.    I said 476 earlier because that's where WSQ 
> has been used in NA so far. I think the concern was that moving up 
> high in the band might interfere with phone activity but based on the 
> stats that I have here you can count the number of unique phone QSO's 
> that have been completed on less than both hands - its not wide spread.
>
> My original comments referenced Brian's interest to put the tones 
> around 474.5 which is close to JT9 and active with CW but I did and 
> still do support using a *dial freq* like 474.5 or 475.5.. you just 
> have to figure out what makes most sense for the tone freqs.. whether 
> its 476 or 477 doesnt matter to me down here but I don't have the 
> activity density problem that some places do...
>
> 73,
>
> jl
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 8:49 PM, Steve <VE7SL at shaw.ca 
> <mailto:VE7SL at shaw.ca>> wrote:
>
>     John...this is a very real problem up here in VE7 with so many ear
>     shattering local signals. The only way we have managed to survive
>     is by
>     steadfastly sticking to transmitting on the 'odds' for all of us
>     but this is
>     not the case for WSQ which effectively shuts out the local
>     activity on this
>     frequency unless they want to break local protocols that have been
>     working
>     so well.
>
>     What is the problem with doing this higher, around 477? By then,
>     any audio
>     harmonics spreading down the band have spread out a bit and one
>     can find
>     holes in the JT9 section to work. I have no idea why this was set
>     up in the
>     middle of the long established JT9 / WSPR section of the band as
>     these modes
>     are not compatible.
>
>     Steve
>
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