FT8 frequencies for every band
FT8 dial frequencies for every band from 160 m to 70 cm, as WSJT-X ships them, with the separate frequencies DXpeditions use in Fox/Hound mode.
FT8
Dial frequencies| Band | Frequency | Regions | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 160m | 1.840 MHz | All | |
| 80m | 3.567 MHz | All | DXpedition (Fox/Hound) frequency, not the general-use default |
| 80m | 3.573 MHz | All | |
| 60m | 5.357 MHz | All | Provisional in WSJT-X; 60m channels and limits vary by country |
| 40m | 7.056 MHz | All | DXpedition (Fox/Hound) frequency, not the general-use default |
| 40m | 7.074 MHz | All | |
| 30m | 10.131 MHz | All | DXpedition (Fox/Hound) frequency, not the general-use default |
| 30m | 10.136 MHz | All | |
| 20m | 14.074 MHz | All | |
| 20m | 14.090 MHz | All | DXpedition (Fox/Hound) frequency, not the general-use default |
| 17m | 18.095 MHz | All | DXpedition (Fox/Hound) frequency, not the general-use default |
| 17m | 18.100 MHz | All | |
| 15m | 21.074 MHz | All | |
| 15m | 21.091 MHz | All | DXpedition (Fox/Hound) frequency, not the general-use default |
| 12m | 24.911 MHz | All | DXpedition (Fox/Hound) frequency, not the general-use default |
| 12m | 24.915 MHz | All | |
| 10m | 28.074 MHz | All | |
| 10m | 28.091 MHz | All | DXpedition (Fox/Hound) frequency, not the general-use default |
| 6m | 50.313 MHz | All | |
| 6m | 50.323 MHz | All | Intercontinental (DX) frequency |
| 2m | 144.174 MHz | All | |
| 70cm | 432.174 MHz | All |
Dial frequencies as shipped in WSJT-X. The DXpedition entries are where Fox/Hound operations usually run, away from the normal FT8 watering hole.
Sources: WSJT-X source code, models/FrequencyList.cpp (default frequency list)
Set the radio to USB on the dial frequency and let WSJT-X place your audio between about 200 and 3000 Hz. The whole band activity of FT8 sits in those 3 kHz, which is why a waterfall can show forty stations at once and why a cluster spot of an FT8 station is almost always the dial plus an offset.
DXpeditions running Fox/Hound move away from the normal watering hole to their own frequency, so their pile-up does not flatten everyone else. The table lists those channels next to the general-use ones: when a spot says F/H, tune there, call above 1000 Hz and wait for the Fox to answer. Keep the computer clock within a second of UTC, or nothing decodes.
The FT8 table has 22 entries, on 160 m, 80 m, 60 m, 40 m, 30 m, 20 m, 17 m, 15 m, 12 m, 10 m, 6 m, 2 m, and 70 cm.
Dial frequencies are the USB suppressed-carrier setting of the radio; the signals sit a few hundred hertz to about 3 kHz above. Band plans and national rules prevail.