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[W3UEC]

I wonder whether there is an "atlas" or other graphical collection of the appearance of the various digital modes on my XCEIVER bandscope (panadapter) and/or on target software such as FT8 and FLDIGI. Occasionally I see a trace that I don't recognize, and I am too lazy to switch programs or menu tabs. Sometimes when I do try to figure it out, the signal is gone.
TNX FER help ES 73 de W3UEC (Steve)

[KC9YTJ]

There's this; I have no idea if it's any good, I just found it googling around.

https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/Signal_Identification_Guide

[W5DXP]

Here's one with most of the FLDigi modes:

http://w1hkj.com/FldigiHelp-3.21/Modes/index.htm

[K0UA]

Yeah, that is the problem. There is a mode and sub mode for each digital ham.  No need to ever qso anyone else.  You can just stay on your little submode and call CQ for the rest of your life.. Ok. Ok. I am exaggerating, but not by all that much. The mongrelizations of other digital modes is what makes  FT8 so popular. No need to figure it out.  Always pretty much where you would expect it to be, and with panoramic decoding, you see all at once. No futzing around "well lets see now, I think by the sound of it that may be Olivia, however there are so many speeds and bandwidths of Olivia, which one should I try first"  This is why modes fail.  Not enough people on them at any given time and they don't know what speed and bandwidth to even start with. FAR FAR too many modes were created by code writers to satisfy their own ego's.  This is the exact same problem with VHF/UHF repeaters..  One for each ham means nobody to talk too.  Everyone's ego was satisfied by having their very own repeater.  Yeah? what are you going to do with it now that you have it.  Far Far better to have VERY few wide range repeaters where everyone congregates, and know they will ALWAYS find someone to talk to than so many little stupid repeaters. This is the way it used to be in the 70's and 80's.  Then everyone decided they wanted one to call their own.  So they got them.  Now you can't find anyone on a dozen repeaters you can key up.

Rant font off.   

[AE5X]

Can anyone tell me what type of signal this is that drifted across 14.020?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ejw4dp77qk0gs68/digi_sig.jpg?dl=0

[K0UA]

Can anyone tell me what type of signal this is that drifted across 14.020?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ejw4dp77qk0gs68/digi_sig.jpg?dl=0

No, not really but any of us with SDR rigs and waterfalls have seen tons of signals that move around we cannot identify. From over the horizon radars to guys check the SWR of their antenna system to garbage out of our neighbors houses,  to who knows what. But no I cannot identify that.