not when it's used like it is on the other bands there's only ONE spot (1500hz) we US hams can transmit on, and cannot when others are transmitting on the channel that's right there on the band

PSK31 is a different mode, emission type 60H0J2B AG0NY -- “It is a simple feat of scientific electrical engineering — only expensive — blind, faint-hearted, doubting world.” Nikola Tesla

Also, the rules regarding the center frequencies are not clear. FT8 doesn’t have a carrier. It’s SSB suppressed carrier. It’s FSK and its signal shifts during transmission. The word “may”

I see you're a director with the ARRL, GREAT, giving a "refresher" to someone on how to read an emission type is, and always will be a bit snarky, I question FT8's appropriateness much more than lack

Hey! Has anybody asked about 60 meters and FT8?

I think we've just about killed this subject. If you couple of guys want to keep arguing minutia, spare us other hundreds and take it off-line already.  GEEEEESH! de   Bob  K8BL/5

97.307(f)(14) has the table of allowed emissions for 60m. It states that 2K80J2D is an allowed emission type. FT8 is a J2D emission that is less than 2.8kHz in bandwidth therefore it falls under

except the R&O is not the law, CFAR is, it specifically states PACTORIII, PSK31 CW and RTTY not all iterations of these emissions codes, so, no, it's NOT clear there, but, that's my interpretation,

Umm, I think that you missed the point... YOU are the secondary user, they don't need to tell you anything, you just follow the rules in place and monitor the frequency, keep your TX on the correct

The R&O is crystal clear. 28. Finally, we agree with commenters that limiting digital operation to a specific technique discourages the further development of additional techniques, which may be more

from the R&O here...

I can only imagine your surprise when you heard from him. :^)

the fact that we're secondary isn't as much of a big deal as we were given very specific rules to follow, 5 channels, restricted power, specifically limited emissions, and very specific instructions

"I'm not even entirely convinced that it's legal for us to use FT8 on this band AT ALL because they don't specify it, they mention CW, PSK31, PACTORIII (not AMTOR or any other similar modes)

We are secondary on several bands, including 70cm, 1.2GHz and 30m. Lots of amateur spectrum is secondary, with the primary users being US Government and the military. This certainly isn't unique to

what they're saying is if you can hear someone transmitting, wait til they're done, if you transmit and can't hear them, it's unintentional, that's ok (kinda) if you transmit on a frequency, and you

Hassan, I'm going to pick out a bit of info here... you stated that being able to use full bandwidth for SSB, but only the bandwidth of a single transmission on digital, which for this band is CW, (on

The results of the 2019 FT Roundup are now final and online. https://www.rttycontesting.com/ft-roundup/2019-results/ If you are interested in seeing your LCR (log check report), please send your

Reminds me of when my obituary was published in the local paper a couple of years ago. First I knew of it was when I got a card from a lady who does estate settlements. I asked who died and she

It's my understanding that Commander, which is part of the excellent FREEWARE DXlab Suite offers the functionality that you're looking for. 73, Jim K9YC