[CQ-Contest] Frequency Conservation

Steve London n2icarrl at gmail.com
Sun Oct 15 14:18:25 EDT 2006


Guys....

The ARRL has asked for comments on the lastest FCC R&O and it's effect 
on the current band plans by October 31.

See http://www.arrl.org/?artid=6864 and/or send comments to 
bandplan at arrl.org .

73,
Steve, N2IC

K0HB wrote:
>>Whatever non-contest digital activity exists above 3600 can easily
>>move below 3600. 
>>
> 
> 
> Including the auto-robots now held in a corral at 3620-3635?  Will they now
> get a 15kHz "reservation" somewhere in 3525-3600?  That would amount to 20%
> of the CW space available to Generals which would become at risk to their
> mindless 'brrp, brrp, brrp".  (There's a reason they were herded up into
> that remote spot in the band.)
> 
> As an aside, it is a measure of the FCC's lack of self-awareness of their
> own regs that they didn't bother to amend §97.221(b) as part of the R&O.
> 
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
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