Joe,
Do actually want people to turn the dial? How arcane is that?
Jim KC7QY 

    On Friday, July 9, 2021, 12:02:36 PM MDT, Joe Taylor <j...@princeton.edu> 
wrote:  
 
 Hi Al,

As Bill has explained, the WSJT-X Rx bandwidth is currently limited to 
5000 Hz.  But I agree that larger FT8 sub-bands (or multiple sub-bands 
on a given HF band) are really what is required to relieve congestion.

    -- 73, Joe, K1JT

On 7/9/2021 11:54 AM, Al Pawlowski wrote:
> Given FT8’s growth, a built-in way to ask for a jump to an clear frequency, 
> or channel, certainly seems like a good idea. However, a larger channel is 
> what really seems to be needed. This could be accomplished (other mode user 
> squawks not considered) by just setting the WSJTx, and radio, rx bandwidths 
> higher. With my setup, I can work up to a 4500Hz FT8 channel. If more users 
> were to use larger BW, it might be a significant congestion relief.
> 
> Though my rig can go to 9999Hz rx BW and WSJTx v2.4.0 set to 6000Hz, 4500kHz 
> is all I can get - above that, decodes stop and the waterfall fills with 
> noise. I wonder if the limit is due to my CPU speed (usage increases with BW 
> and channel activity) or a WSJTx thing. Reports from others doing larger BW 
> would be interesting.
> 
>  
> Al Pawlowski, K6AVP
> Los Osos, CA USA
> 
> 
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