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Re: [RTTY] Director response

To: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com>, "Kok Chen" <chen@mac.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Director response
From: "Ron Kolarik" <rkolarik@neb.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 19:45:54 -0600
List-post: <rtty@contesting.com">mailto:rtty@contesting.com>
Okay Joe, I stand corrected. The unspecified codes are currently allowed
only 6m and above but not HF.

Ron
K0IDT

----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com>
To: "Ron Kolarik" <rkolarik@neb.rr.com>; "Kok Chen" <chen@mac.com>
Cc: <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Director response




As currently written Part 97 only allows unspecified codes on one
band, 1.25m and 100kHz bw. 97.307(f)(13) and the way the appendix to
RM-11708 is worded it would apply to everything.

No, 97.307(f)(5) allows "A RTTY, data or multiplexed emission using an
unspecified digital code under the limitations listed in §97.309(b) of
this part" on 6 and 2 meters.  97.307(f)(6) allows "A RTTY, data or
multiplexed emission using an unspecified digital code under the
limitations listed in §97.309(b) of this part" on 1.25 meters and 70
cm.  97.307(f)(7) allows "A RTTY, data or multiplexed emission using an
unspecified digital code under the limitations listed in §97.309(b) of
this part" on 33 cm to 1 mm and above 275 GHz.

For reference - a *specified* digital code includes any code that is
publicly documented.  See 97.309(4):

(4) An amateur station transmitting a RTTY or data emission using a digital code specified in this paragraph may use any technique whose technical characteristics have been documented publicly, such as CLOVER, G-TOR, or PacTOR, for the purpose of facilitating communications.

However, where a code is not publicly documented its use is prohibited
at HF and it is this restriction that ARRL seeks to overturn by this
sneak attack.   Eliminating the prohibition on "unspecified" (a.k.a,
"undocumented") codes would allow the use of "undocumented" codes as
back door encryption (another goal of the Winlink group).

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 11/26/2013 6:18 PM, Ron Kolarik wrote:
Okay guys I'm still having delays getting mail from the list and the reply
from Kai hasn't showed up yet.

As currently written Part 97 only allows unspecified codes on one band,
1.25m and 100kHz bw. 97.307(f)(13) and the way the appendix to RM-11708
is worded it would apply to everything.

Ron
K0IDT


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