[CQ-Contest] Hollingsworth and Voluntary Bandplans

[Maurizio Panicara]

Why not to move SSTV into the digital modes bandplan ?

73,
Mauri I4JMY


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Tippett" <btippett at alum.mit.edu>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 12:21 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Hollingsworth and Voluntary Bandplans


> 
> 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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