[TVARC] FT8 Templates AND FT8 Operation Protocols

[John Ellis]

I haven'y seen the flagrant abuses that Frank refers to,
but I have no doubt they are occurring. I think an operating
guide for all the currently used digital modes would be great. Just don't
limit it to FT-8!

73,
John, NP2B

On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 4:27 PM Frank M <phrankxm at gmail.com> wrote:

> George et al,
> Good idea but I recommend expanding that to an FT8 section with your idea
> as well as a guide to operational protocols for FT8.
> Today, I see more and more extremely poor operating practices on FT8.
> Example, answer someones CQ and then taking over the freq with their own
> CQ. Also, recently (even now on 20M) - the total mis-use of the Fox and
> Hound mode. Use of this mode, in the normal FT8 freq band is a published
> restriction. Use by non rare dx is also restricted. Yet, PJ4P has been
> using it continuously for days. Bonaire is NOT rare and they are using it
> in the normal FT8 bands thereby creating excessive QRM and taking large
> portions of the band.
> As an avid user of FT8, I continuously see abuses (not unusual these days
> in the ‘me society’)
> Long winded but I support the idea of an FT8 Guide on the website and
> would like it expanded to operational guidelines as well.
>
> Frank KA1AF
>
> Note: The ‘official’ FT8 Fox and Hound User guide is at
>  https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/FT8_DXpedition_Mode.pdf
>
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