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Re: [RTTY] Self serving lies from the ARRL Letter

To: Don Hill AA5AU <aa5au@bellsouth.net>, 'RTTY' <rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Self serving lies from the ARRL Letter
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:57:16 -0500
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> Or is this a good idea? What are the chances of there being enough
> comments against the present proposal to make the FCC turn it down?
> Is it better to fight on one front or two?

Since an RM has been assigned to the ARRL's petition, I believe the
best chance for success now is to comment on that petition by saying
that removing the symbol limit is a good idea.  *However* since, in
setting the current symbol rates the Commission recognized that the
majority of amateur wanted bandwidths "compatible with those of
traditional radioteleprinter modes" the appropriate action is to
replace the language of 97.307 with a *500 Hz* occupied bandwidth
*not* 2.8 KHz as proposed by ARRL.

In support of the 500 Hz standard, one can cite that the most common
HF "RTTY, data" modes are RTTY, PSK31, JT65A, JT9, WSPR and QRSS
which in aggregate represent 80 to 90% of all digital activity and
all have an occupied bandwidth of 300 Hz or less (in many cases
much less).

One could further address ARRL's request for bandwidths of up to
2.8 KHz by allowing "RTTY, digital" in those portions of the HF amateur
bands (excluding 160, 60 and 30 meters) where "phone, image" modes are currently permitted. Bandwidth of 2.8 KHz would be consistent with the modes currently permitted in those allocations and would facilitate amateur experimentation with digital voice modes.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 11/22/2013 1:25 AM, Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
Joe wrote:
Since there is no way to file comments until the Commission assigns an RM number ... 
I recommend others file additional "Petitions
for Rule Making" that asks that the maximum bandwidth in the current MF and HF 
"RTTY, Data" allocations be set at 500 Hz -
"consistent with historical use of traditional radioteleprinter bandwidths" and 
other modern data modes such as PSK31, JT65A, JT9,
etc, and that wider bandwidth digital modes such as PACTOR 3, PACTOR 4, 
M110A/B/C, ALE, etc. be grouped with phone and image
transmission due to their 2.8 KHz compatible bandwidth.

73,

     ... Joe, W4TV

This is an excellent idea. I have actually been thinking about this very thing. 
I just don't know how to go about it. Anyone in this
group have experience in doing this? It certainly need to be well thought out 
and well written.

Or is this a good idea? What are the chances of there being enough comments 
against the present proposal to make the FCC turn it
down? Is it better to fight on one front or two?

Don AA5AU

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