The more I hear and learn about FT8, the more amazingly bad this mode sounds.
There is a simple way to solve the 1840 problem. Just "update the app" to default to 1980 and the whole 2.5khz crowd will move up there. Amazingly, most won't even know they moved, they will just wonder why their 160M antenna "isn't working the way it used to". But then hit the tuner button and call it a day. This is essentially the same dialog the automotive industry is having on autonomous vehicles. When "normal life" interferes with efficient driving algorithm, the answer is to eliminate normal life (ie - special lanes on highways). Sounds like FT8 just needs its own spectrum spice to be sanctioned legally be the Region Bandplans. And because IT is the one needing the special treatment, it can adopt to whatever spot is decided for it. For 160M - clearly 2000 - 1980 would provide the necessary 10 "channels" it requires for future growth. 73 Ed N1UR _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
