you are so right about my frequency mistake. I'm pretty good a being wrong.

JP

>     On 10/12/2022 6:27 PM David F. Reed via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>     JP, a couple of thoughts...
> 
>     28.085 MHz is not 1MHz higher than "normal"; it is about 10KHz higher 
> than the 28.074 +tone frequency "normal".
> 
>     My theory on what you are seeing is indeed FT8, but not "normal" FT8 - I 
> think it is a mode of operation referred to as Fox/Hound, where the Fox is 
> the sought after DX and the Hounds are those chasing him.
> 
>     I think if you Google FT8 fox hound you will find a lot on it; the 
> exchange is a little different, and you have to change your settings in 
> WSJT-X to run it, and pay attention to the conventions if you want to make 
> contacts that way.
> 
>     A lot of DXpeditions use it.
> 
>     73 and good luck with it!
> 
>     73 de Dave, W5SV
> 
>     On 10/12/2022 11:08 PM, JP Pritchard via BVARC wrote:
> 
>         > >         I've been working FT-8 on 10 meters today with great DX 
> success. But then I see activity that looks like FT-8 at 28.085 Mhz, 1 Mhz 
> higher than the normal FT8 Frequency. WSJT-X decodes a lot of stuff at that 
> frequency, but it's just really weird to me. Take a look and please explain 
> it to me. Much of it seems to be signal reports between FS4WBS and many other 
> calls, many of them appear to be Japanese call signs. Huh?
> > 
> >         JP, K5JPP
> > 
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