[RTTY] ARRL Bandwidth Proposal - FCC Invites Comments

[psussman@pactor.com]

I've been out of touch for a while due to illness, but
I'm on the mend and on the way back.

Joe is right on the money with his one. 

Listen before transmitting and the ability to monitor
(eg. open) transmissions. If the software to monitor
is 'realily available' someone can do the monitoring.
Not everyone can be an "OO" but I don't see a problem
with making such software available (eg. free) to 
authorized "OO"'s.

Phil Sussman - N8PS
Clayton, Ohio

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Quoting Joe Subich <W4TV at subich.com>:

> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
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