[OKDXA] HD8R on 60M
Jeff Martin
jeffk5we at gmail.com
Fri Oct 29 05:44:25 EDT 2021
Well I just turned everything on this morning and there they were on 5357
FT8 which is a good frequency. Worked them in a couple calls...
The ARRL webpage Kim referred to helps but also helps with the confusion.
They mention some digi freqs, but don't mention the digi mode that everyone
uses, FT8. FT8 uses the USB channel 3 frequency which is 5357. The CW
channel 3 frequency would be 5358.5 (the center frequency). The CW op last
night added (instead of subtracting) 1.5KHz to that and was on 5360, plus he
was asking for callers to call up 1. 60 meter frequencies are confusing...
However, in practice 99% of the operation now is on 5357 FT8...
73,
Jeff - K5WE
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