[CW] FW: [wsjtgroup] 7047!!!!????

[Richard Knoppow]

     I hope the hostility on this and the SKCC group does not 
drive Joe away. I think its important that we have access to 
someone who understands why certain decisions were made. It may 
be his defense will change some minds or maybe not but at least 
no one will be basing a decision on guesswork. This is also a 
chance for him to find out how people feel about this, which he 
needs to know if any changes are to be made.
     Please, a little civility is always in order. This is real 
life not national politics.

On 8/6/2019 2:34 PM, Radio KØHB wrote:
>  From the horses mouth…
> 
> 73, de Hans, KØHB
> "Just a boy and his radio"™
> 
> *From: *Joe Taylor joe at Princeton.EDU [wsjtgroup] 
> <mailto:wsjtgroup-noreply at yahoogroups.com>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, August 6, 2019 7:37 PM
> *To: *wsjtgroup at yahoogroups.com <mailto:wsjtgroup at yahoogroups.com>
> *Subject: *Re: [wsjtgroup] 7047!!!!????
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Let me assure you that we are very much aware of possible issues 
> with
> 
> the initial, suggested, and expressly provisional FT4 frequency 
> for 40
> 
> meters.
> 
> We (the WSJT developers) do not choose these frequencies 
> unilaterally.
> 
> Rather, we consult widely, ask for public input, eventually make a
> 
> suggestion, and then change (if necessary) when/if a different 
> consensus
> 
> emerges.
> 
> FT4 was openly released less than a month ago.  Initial FT4 default
> 
> frequencies clearly labeled as "provisional".
> 
> The following published documents that list the IARU recommended 
> band
> 
> plans for Regions 1, 2, and 3:
> 
> https://www.iaru-r1.org/images/Vienna/IARU_REGION_1_HF_BAND_PLAN__2016_v2.pdf
> 
> https://www.iaru-r2.org/documents/explorer/files/Plan%20de%20bandas%20%7C%20Band-plan/R2%20Band%20Plan%202016.pdf
> 
> http://iaru-r3.org/documents
> 
> To summarize: The above documents recommend 40 m frequencies for 
> CW and
> 
> narrow-band digi-modes (NB DM) in IARU Regions 1, 2, and 3 as 
> follows:
> 
> ----------------------------
> 
> Region    CW        NB DM
> 
> ----------------------------
> 
>      1   7000-7040  7040-7050
> 
>      2   7000-7040  7040-7050
> 
>      3   7000-7030  7030-7060
> 
> ----------------------------
> 
> It's clear that these band plans were not developed with the
> 
> possibility of explosive growth of digital communications in 
> mind.  This
> 
> problem is particularly apparent on 40 meters.
> 
> Hopefully the IARU, ARRL, and other relevant organizations will
> 
> recognize the weakness of the the current band plans and start to do
> 
> something about it.  And perhaps an interim solution can be 
> agreed to
> 
> while future band plans are being developed.
> 
> We're doing our best to be compliant with world-wide needs and to
> 
> respond to wishes of the amateur community.
> 
> It doesn't help to complain here.  Much more effective to give 
> relevant
> 
> band-planning committees your thoughtful input.
> 
>       -- 73, Joe, K1JT
> 
> 
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Richard Knoppow
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WB6KBL