On Sat, 27 Jul 2019 15:47:17 -0600
Roy Gould <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have been using FT4 since the release of 2.1.0 and find that I like it a
> lot better than FT8. It is twice as fast and features such as Best S+P are
> great. I have abandoned FT8 in favor of FT4. I anticipate that others will
> come to the same conclusion and eventually FT4 will replace FT8.
I would be happy if the majority of stateside ops moved to FT4 so I could more
easily hear and work the very weak DX on FT8. FT4 is too fast and less
sensitivity are issues for some.
> I do not like having FT4 on the same frequency as W1AW (7.0475 MHz). I
> often copy the code practice and the bulletins from W1AW. I do not usually
> copy these CW broadcasts by ear. I use them for code practice for CW
> programs such as Fldigi and CW Decoder. I have these programs copy the
> bulletins for me as if this was a digital mode signal. I would like to be
> able to receive W1AW without interference from any other nearby signals.
That's what CW filters are for.
> Therefore, I propose that the default 40-m frequency for FT4 be 7.074 MHz.
Good heavens no. It is already enough of a zoo the way it is.
73
-Jim
NU0C
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