I need a better understanding of what's going on in FT8 F/H

Ed Stallman

Question while using FT8 F/H , I'm using the Flex 6600 with Slicemaster to execute WSJT.  This morning while calling  T6AA my dial freq on the flex was 7.070.00 F/H . I go into the WSJT settings and tick Hound plus check the square box, then under Radio I check  Rig and OK . I get the red flag  stating I"m in Hound mode . I'm copying T6AA at 495 Hz , I set the red TX at 2002 Hz ... Now when I transmit  I see the WSJT freq shift from 7.070.000 to 7.070.500 ... All this looks as it should up to this point !

Here's the part I don't understand . I stopped transmitting long enuf to be sure I'm on a clear freq , What I see big signal on my TX freq 2002 HZ . The op was a friend of mine who was on the ON4KST low band chat . I tell him we are both transmitting on 2002 HZ . My friend and others all agree that I'm not on 2002 Hz , that they decode me at 1502 HZ . I move my Red TX to 2502 Hz and ask the group where they decode me now ? They all agree I'm still on 1502 HZ .

If this is the way it's supposed to work , I fine this strange ? to be sure I'm TXing on a clear freq I have to subtract 500 or 1000 Hz from where I place my Red goalie ... Or is something setup wrong somewhere ?

John - AI4FR

Ed Stallman

John - AI4FR

Ed Stallman

John - AI4FR

Ed Stallman