I think we need to get away from the idea that different modes can not coexist (within reason). Consider that many are promoting a change by the FCC to base the occupancy by bandwidth, rather than mode. At the very least, you would expect the digital ops to be able to do this.
Typically, I have operated all my non-PSK31 digital modes in the areas just above the PSK31 watering holes. So for 20 meters, that would be around 14073 and up. One thing to keep in mind is that if we do move toward the requirement of BW limitations, the digital modes will be affected if the wider ones have to move up a considerable distance from where they can now operate. At this time, one can operate with variable BW modes (e.g., Olivia), and change BW if conditions warrant such a need. That will not be possible if the legal BW is narrower in that part of the band, than the mode is wide. But for right now is entirely appropriate to operate such modes in the CW/Digital area. At least where I live, there are often no signals at all in the area just above 14070 to perhaps 14095. In terms of the First Amendment, I know where you are coming from on this, but the First Amendment here in the U.S. only pertains to what government can NOT do to the citizens. Not what the citizens can privately do to each other. (Not that I approve of what goes on with some moderation on some groups). This evening I was calling CQ on 160 on PSK31 but no luck. I happened to look at the W6RK site and noticed some activity on 20 meters so moved up there and heard K3UK calling on what I believe was CHIP 64. The signals were a bit weak and it is not always easy to see the waterfall characters that were being used to annunciate the mode, but it looked like CHIP anyway. So I called back and no luck. So then I heard AC7HA calling CQ on Olivia 500/8 just a short distance away and called him and no luck:( So I then called a couple of CQ's on Olivia 500/8 myself and a station came back. I figured it had t be AC7HA but it was WA3QHJ. His signals were just at the noise level on the ICOM 756 Pro 2 here (no preamp) and I was able to print him. We did pretty well for a number of exchanges and I kicked in both level preamps which helped. We eventually did loose each other as signals went to zero. I was still able to print him quite well even with almost no audible tones and and a barely perceptible waterfall. But when you basically have zero signal, there does come that time of no printing at all and that finally did happen. So then I happened to check the W6RK site and noticed some Hell mode on 20 meters and went up there and had a Q with AD6FR, but we did it below the PSK31 watering hole around 14064 actual frequency. 73, Rick, KV9U Thomas Giella KN4LF wrote: >There is a second Olivia Yahoo eGroup at >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/olivia_mfsk .There is no heavy handed >moderator control in this eGroup, as the 1st amendment is respected. BTW >most Olivia activity is between 14100-14110 kc. 14075.5-14078.5 kc is not >recommended as MFSK16, PSK, Hellschreiber and RTTY already occupy this >segment of the band. > > Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
