Wideband will definitely become an issue. We already are squeezing into the
band plan as it is. Unless the FCC plans on expanding the amateur
frequency allocations beyond their current boundaries, there is no arena
for wide band digital. There just isn't enough room.
Anthony (N2KI)
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On Mar 16, 2014 12:11 PM, "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com> wrote:
>
> > Thoughts?
>
> If the Commission agrees to ARRL's stupidity, any bandplan should
> restrict wideband digital to existing "automatic control" sub bands
> and only on amateur bands where there is a *separate* "RTTY, data"
> allocation of more than 125 KHz.
>
> As shown regularly on 80, 30, and 17 meters, with less than 125 KHz
> there is simply not enough spectrum to support large numbers of wide
> bandwidth digital operations without significant levels of asymmetric
> interference to narrow band operations (which represent 99+% of all
> non-voice/image operations).
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 3/16/2014 11:45 AM, Terry wrote:
>
>> We now have 2 weeks left to respond to the ARRL request for inputs to the
>> new band plan. There are several options:
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. A few submit band plans that are useful but are not 100 percent
>> aligned. A lot of folks want to get involved but just don't have time or
>> possibly technical /writing experience to get involved.
>>
>> 2. We organize, form a committee of recognized RTTY operators and
>> develop a plan. That plan is published in one week just in time for
>> folks
>> who are busy to simply send a email to the band plan committee saying "I
>> agree with the band plan inputs provided by the " RTTY Spectral Defense
>> Band
>> Plan Committee". They can also add in personal comments as well but
>> having 'a plan" shows we are serious and aligned. It also saves the band
>> plan committee sorting thru a bunch of non-aligned plans.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>>
>>
>> Terry AB5K
>>
>>
>>
>>
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