Terry I already sent my comments in with the suggestion they try to follow
the IARU bandplan to bring the US into better alignment with the rest of the
world. I also pointed out the recommendation to limit ACDS activity in
the same bandplan.
A part of my comments dealt with RM-11708, I won't repeat the whole thing
here but here's an excerpt concerning "transparency" from HQ.
If this is the case then why was RM-11708 filed with no member input? The RM is poorly worded and serves only a minority of the
amateur community. According to the in favor comments it's all about Winlink and legalizing Pactor4. A large number of the in favor
comments are cut and paste from a solicitation by K4CJX, the Winlink network admin, posted on a few marine forums. The whole mess is
just RM-11306 lite and should be scrapped and started over with input from the amateur community. If the ARRL is interested in
transparency it might be a good idea to post the responses to this survey in their entirety. The results of the last survey for
RM-11306 were never published we only had the word of K1ZZ that there was "significant" support, the comments on the FCC site told a
different story. To say there is a lack of trust from the membership is an understatement.
73,
Ron
K0IDT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry" <ab5k@hotmail.com>
To: <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 10:45 AM
Subject: [RTTY] Response to ARRL request for inputs for new Band Plan
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.
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