Re: [digitalradio] Re: USA digital bandplan chart

2010-02-21 Thread Andy obrien
Correct, it IS the FCC's plan but with the concepts of Regions 1's plan squeezed in. . the suggestion is that we digital mode freaks use narrow mode at the low end of the band segment, leave the weak signal folks alone, keep wider variants like Olivia and ROS16 for the upper segments, and keep

Re: [digitalradio] Re: USA digital bandplan chart

2010-02-21 Thread KH6TY
David, Would you like to try a QSO on 432.090 using ROS 16 baud (or even 1 baud)? We are 250 miles apart, but every morning I can QSO in SSB phone with Charlotte, NC, stations on 432.095 at 200 miles even when there is no propagation enhancement, and with a Georgia, station at 225 miles. We

[digitalradio] Re: USA digital bandplan chart

2010-02-21 Thread W8RIT
Hi Andy, First I'd like to say that I think I can argue both sides of the coin on this matter. I think it is a very good idea to have a generally accepted and commonly known watering holes for the various modes to facilitate ease of finding another station in a particular mode. How about a

Re: [digitalradio] Re: USA digital bandplan chart

2010-02-21 Thread Andy obrien
Thanks for the feedback, some very good points. I think the higher end of CW portions, is an especially good point. Andy K3UK On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 9:50 PM, W8RIT w8...@qsl.net wrote: Hi Andy, First I'd like to say that I think I can argue both sides of the coin on this matter. I