Imagine an FT8 level of activity with each channel occupying 5 kHz instead of 50 Hz.
- Glenn W9IQ
The channel bandwidth of Pactor 4 is around 2.4 KHz +/- IMD products, which is no different to SSB.
"Activity" assumes the operators are going to type to each other, as opposed to just sending email via Pactor and the Winlink network. Given the lack of ragchew style QSOs on any keyboard mode, let alone a faster data rate one, it probably won't occupy much space on the bands.
I used to have regular QSOs with a VE on 20m and a DL on 80m using Pactor and Amtor, but in recent years the activity has dropped to virtually zero, except for email via Winlink on Pactor.
Incidentally, in Europe we have been able to run Pactor 2, 3 and 4 for years. Why is the FCC refusing to accept it outside of an emergency?
73 Dave