[MRCA] Ft8 on 5.357

[Ray Fantini]

Just read the EHam stuff, great to see that Dennis is still out there swinging away at the digital people! Have to go shake his hand out in Dayton this year.



Ray F/KA3EKH


From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kenneth Crips
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 1:51 PM
To: Tim <timsamm at gmail.com>
Cc: MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net>; kb3sbc <kb3sbc at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [MRCA] Ft8 on 5.357

eHam has a thread going on this topic.  Never could see the point in channelized amateur radio frequencies. http://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php?topic=115877.0

Ken de W7ITC
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On Apr 25, 2018, at 11:13, Tim <timsamm at gmail.com<mailto:timsamm at gmail.com>> wrote:
Hi Walt - We are hearing that signal in CA in the afternoons and evenings.  It is on 5357 intermittently right now at 1907Z, fairly strong...

Not sure of the format, it could be 8 tones, but the data rate is very slow.  Since it hogs the channel, no one else may operate there ("One signal per channel" - NTIA) since it was there "first".  Tying up 20 % of the 60 meter channels with this stuff for hours on end (with apparently very low information content) is just dumb.  May be legal, but really annoying.  What a waste...
Last summer and fall someone was operating a multi tone signal on 5357 all afternoon and evenings (as heard in CA) and they occasionally ID'd on CW as a W4 station.  So it was not Gov....  I did not note his call unfortunately..

There are a few of us operating mil sets (like PRC-47's) on 5357 USB out here and it otherwise works great for regional comms.  I'd rather avoid modifying the radio for incremental tuning just because of this operator(s)..
Tim
N6CC



On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 5:05 AM, kb3sbc <kb3sbc at comcast.net<mailto:kb3sbc at comcast.net>> wrote:

Does anybody know why ft8 is permitted on 60 meters?   Its only purpose is contesting and contesting is prohibited on 60.

Every night for hours there us a guy banging away on 5.357 wont answer a voice call to allow for a quick voice message to be sent.
Ugh....people!


Ok ill put my soap box away!

73
Walt
Kb3sbc


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