[RTTY] ARRL Bandwidth Proposal - FCC Invites Comments

[Joe Subich]

George,

> Number one is covered, in general terms, by 97.101, 97.105,
> and 97.109(d).
> Number two is already explicitly covered  in 97.309 (a)(4).

Wrong on both counts ...

#1 is currently permitted under 97.221 which regularly causes
significant interference to QSOs in progress, particularly in
areas currently used for PSK.  Expanding those permissions to
wideband digital modes will only make matters significantly
worse.

#2 only requires published protocols and codes it does not
require that functional software be freely available in order
to permit any amateur who wishes to do so to monitor
communications in order to resolve the source of interference
of engage in self(-peer)-policing activities.

An Amateur should not be required to be a software engineer
and own a shelf full of compilers, debuggers and other development
resources.

There have been two bedrock principles of Amateur Radio service
for more than 80 years ... first, make sure that a frequency is
not in use before transmitting and second no transmission is
encrypted or obscured in any way.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV