They haven't been very secret about it; the proposed bandplan is available
via http://www.arrl.org/announce/bandwidth.html .
Personally, I don't have a problem with switching to a bandwidth-based
allocation scheme, though any proposed change in allocations will generate
squawking and crowing from those getting less and more respectively. What
concerns me is that this proposal would also eliminate the frequency
constraints on semi-automatic operation. Frankly, I'd rather have BPL
deployed next door than open the bands to robot stations that call over
ongoing QSOs. Unless such stations are running software that reliably
detects busy frequencies and declines to answer calls if doing so would QRM
someone, they should remain corralled in a few band segments.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Will Matney
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 10:06 AM
To: amps@contesting.com
Subject: [Amps] WinLink
I just ran across something (2-3 days back actually) about the ARRL almost
secertely pushing through a new bandplan for Winlink, I think was the name.
I have read some others opinions before I made this post. One wonders why I
will not re-license and this shows why. I have seen the ARRL now, over and
over, for years now, seem to do some pretty underhanded things. It seems to
me it is always tied to a money flow some where. I know all to well what
they did to Rich Measures on here, and it was over deep pockets controlling
what the ARRL now does. I'm sorry, the ARRL is supposed to be for all the
amateur radio folks but when money is involved somewhere, it seems that
things gets hushed, law suits gets threatened, and stuff is done under the
table. Folks wonder why the membership is dropping off and this pretty much
nails it. Before we had the internet, where information flows sooo freely,
keeping things hid away was 100% easier. I started on the net about the same
time I said by -by to my license. These types of actions is the very reason
they went. To straighten it out, there ought to be a major house cleaning of
the ARRL, and the FCC. There's too many corporate and political fingers in
there. The ARRL should only be staffed by non-political, non business tied
hams IMHO. This very thing is the reason I dont see myself ever being
re-licensed in the near future. I just had to say something as I'd had this
bottled up now for a few days. Any comments are welcome.
Will
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