[RTTY] Proposed new ARRL band plans

[James Colville]

Looks like the ARRL needs to adopt this plan.. Simple yet effective!

73
Jim W7RY



On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Peter Laws <plaws0 at gmail.com> wrote:

> IARU bandplan, not ARRL.  And not ITU or FCC, either.
>
> Here is the current, pretty-much-a-formality IARU Region 2 bandplan:
>
> http://www.iaru-r2.org/wp-content/uploads/region-2-mf-hf-bandplan-e.pdf
>
>
> Peter
>
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 14:52, Bill, W6WRT <dezrat1242 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > The message below my sig is forwarded from the ARRL.
> >
> > One thing that jumps out at me is the need for coordination of the
> > digital band plans for 160 meters between regions. No doubt there are
> > other issues too. Please go to the website below and make your
> > comments
> >
> > 73, Bill W6WRT
> >
> >
> > *************************************************************************
> >
> > SB QST @ ARL $ARLB010
> > ARLB010 ARRL Seeks Input for New IARU Region 2 Band Plan
> >
> > ZCZC AG10
> > QST de W1AW
> > ARRL Bulletin 10  ARLB010
> > >From ARRL Headquarters
> > Newington CT  March 16, 2010
> > To all radio amateurs
> >
> > SB QST ARL ARLB010
> > ARLB010 ARRL Seeks Input for New IARU Region 2 Band Plan
> >
> > The International Amateur Radio Region 2 (IARU R2) conference --
> > held later this year in El Salvador -- brings together delegations
> > from the national Amateur Radio Societies in the Western Hemisphere.
> > One of the topics on the agenda will be the Region 2 HF band plan.
> > This band plan is "harmonized with" -- spectrum management-speak
> > for "very similar to" -- the IARU Region 1 and Region 3 band
> > plans.
> >
> > According to ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, many hams in the USA
> > probably did not know there was such as thing as a Region 2 band
> > plan until recently. Now, however, many more American hams have
> > heard of it, but may not know how -- if at all -- this band plan
> > affects them. Here are important facts for American hams to keep in
> > mind:
> >
> >    * IARU band plans are voluntary guidelines. They do not have the
> > force of FCC regulations.
> >
> >    * It would be inappropriate to incorporate Region 2 band plans
> > into the FCC rules, and the ARRL has no plan to petition the FCC to
> > do so.
> >
> >    * Most other countries do not have the detailed sub-band
> > regulations that are in Part 97 of the FCC Rules; for amateurs in
> > those countries, IARU band plans offer the only guidance on
> > frequency use.
> >
> >    * The recognition of a calling frequency or band segment for a
> > particular purpose or mode in the IARU band plan does not convey any
> > special rights or exclusivity of use.
> >
> > A new, more transparent procedure will be followed this year for
> > considering possible changes to the Region 2 band plan. The ARRL is
> > cooperating with this procedure by inviting input to be sent to the
> > ARRL Board of Directors' Band Planning Committee. The committee will
> > review the existing Region 2 band plan, consider input from the
> > amateur community and make recommendations to the ARRL Board for
> > submission to IARU Region 2.
> >
> > The inadvertent omission of the AM center of activity frequency
> > (calling frequency) -- 3.885 MHz on 80 meters -- has already been
> > noted, and this will be one of the recommended revisions.
> >
> > The deadline line set by Region 2 for gathering input and
> > formulating recommendations is rather short.
> >
> > Amateurs who would like to submit input should take the following
> > steps:
> >
> >     * First, study the existing IARU Region 2 band plan posted on
> > the Region 2 Web site at http://www.iaru-r2.org/band-plan. The
> > Region 1 and Region 3 band plans are also posted there, so be sure
> > you are looking at the band plan for Region 2.
> >
> >     * Next, formulate a clear statement of any change you propose.
> > Include a brief explanation of why you think the change would be
> > beneficial. Please include your name and call sign in your input.
> >
> >     * Finally, send your input via e-mail to bandplan2010 at arrl.org
> > no later than April 5, 2010. Messages will be automatically
> > acknowledged.
> >
> > If you live in another country in Region 2, please contact your
> > national Amateur Radio Society for information on how to submit
> > input for the band plan process.
> > NNNN
> > /EX
> >
> >
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