Hi Jim, K9YC:

You write here of "major errors," "massive failures," "developers living in 
their own world," "failing to consult with other users of the spectrum," etc., 
etc.

You write: "The major error that developers made way back when, and CONTINUE to 
make, is to chew up way too much spectrum by spacing watering holes with 
excessive spacing, and by... "

We (developers of the digital protocols in WSJT and its sister programs) have 
never dictated any band usage plans or unilaterally set any rules for 
particular frequencies.  On the contrary, we've always emphasized that such 
plans must be community decisions. We have sought wide input before making  
even tentative recommendations for a dial frequency for exercising a potential 
new mode. I could be wrong, but I don't recall that you ever responded to any 
of these requests for input, when we made them.

Chewing up "way too much spectrum" ???  The 3 kHz slices of spectrum used for 
most FT8 and FT4 activity on the HF bands are on the order of one percent of 
our allocated spectrum on most HF bands. WSPR uses an  order of magnitude less 
still.  The consensus "way back when" was that something like 10 kHz spacing 
between (say) initially recommended 3 kHz slices for FT8 and FT4 made good 
sense because usage patterns suggested increased future occupancy and a likely 
need for the conventional sub-bands to grow somewhat.

Suggestions for better band plans could be useful.  Why not produce some, 
rather than  issuing broadside complaints with the implications that you would 
have done it better?

    -- 73, Joe, K1JT
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