60 meter operation in US
VarAC (v6.3.3) shows a 60 meter "channel" frequency of 5.355.000 KHz, which would produce a "data" frequency of 5.356.500 KHz - illegal for use in the US (it's 2 KHz low for Ch 3 - the closest channel).
What's the plan to fix that?
Thanks,
Lyn - W0LEN
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I"m suggesting that if the file allowed for a union of descriptions, a range that supports the current implementation for EU, and an array of channels for US, that the slot offsetting could be made to function in compliance with US regulations. In the US, we have five specific and non contiguous frequency channels, not a contiguious allocation as in the EU. Therefore, in the US, the slots need to land on those very specific channels. The current auto QSY function, and manual QSY function, cannot be made to land on these specific frequencies, and, as stated by others, makes VaraAC unusable in the US on 60m. But it could be made to supporrt both the EU and US allocation through a different method of describing the QSY functions and a bit of software development (which would not go unappreciated). That same modification would also make VaraAC a candidate for customization for use cases in the US that are outside of the Amateur Radio service in support of both emergency and contingency communications. The example intended to show a description of the US Amateur Radio allocation by listing those five channels (placing the call channel on channel 3 and limiting the available slots to channels {1,2,4,5}, rather than the current slot offsetting interval that is relative to the call channel, when the QSY specification describes channels instead of a range.
In the current implemenation, a US Amateur Radio operator is well advised to delete the 60m entry from the frequency file in order to avoid a regulatory violation.
73, Ray (W7CIA)