From: "Mike Dennison" <mike.dennison@ntlworld.com>
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Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:03:06 -0000
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On 7 Mar 2012 at 14:04, Gary G4WGT wrote:

> Please will note that on Opera v1.3.3 the frequency listing for 137kHz
> Op8 shows 137.6 to 138.0........It should be 137.6 to 137.8

You are joking, right?

Are you seriously suggesting that Op8 is compatible with the QRSS60 
DX window at 137.777?

I am not even sure I want to struggle to decipher Op8 by eye in 
amongst genuine QRSS transmissions in the very long-established 
QRSS3/10 window at 137.700 +/- 50Hz

Who makes these decisions? They certainly don't seem to have any 
regard for established (and widely published) bandplans.

And what happened to Op32 in this new version? It seems to have been 
arbitrarily dropped.

The Opera activity on 137 was declining, though I was active daily. 
They have just lost me as a user.

> This is just a text error & the software will not transmit above
> 137.800kHz 

Of course it will if you use a DDS or similar, rather than audio 
drive.

> On no account must you transmit above 137.800kHz as you will be out of
> band.

Or on top of other established modes (which you will not be able to 
detect) as you will annoy people.

Sorry, Gary. I know you are only the messenger, but this make me 
absolutely furious.

Mike, G3XDV
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