[CQ-Contest] Hollingsworth and Voluntary Bandplans

[Bill Tippett]

NEWSLINE RADIO - CBBS EDITION #1135 - 05/14/99

http://www.arnewsline.org/newsline_archives/cbbs1135.txt

It's a double sided sword

Meanwhile the FCC's chief rules enforcer Riley
Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, has asked a slow scan
television operator to spread the word that SSTV
should be careful not to interfere with organized
voice net operations.   The letter to Larry Teel,
KJ7QP, notes that he was heard transmitting SSTV on
14.236 MHz and interfering with the Indexa Net.

But instead of reprimanding Teel, the FCC's
Hollingsworth has asked the Texas ham to please
assist him by reminding other Slow Scan operators    <---
of the gentlemen's agreement bandplan for SSTV.      <---
   
This is generally from 14.228 to 14.232 MHZ.  

Hollingsworth says that the FCC wants to avoid any
formal enforcement action against SSTV operators.
He wants them to stay inside the agreed to bandplan   <---
and thereby minimize interference to other modes.     <---

But there is a caveat for the nets and operators of
other modes.  Hollingsworth says that if the Indexa   <---
net appears to be causing deliberate interference     <---
to slow scan television operations within the         <---
gentlemen's agreed to subband, to let him know.  He   <---
promises to do a follow-up on all such complaints.    <---

        Praise God for Riley Hollingsworth!  Where has he been the past
20 years?

                                                73,  Bill  W4ZV


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