[RTTY] Proposed new ARRL band plans

Tue Mar 16 15:00:57 PDT 2010

Same old story .....
Depending on whether its a rtty , cw or ssb contest , everyone will
be bitching that the operators are out of the band plan.

Look at what they specify for rtty on 40 and 80...

Glenn VA3DX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Colville" <jimw7ry at gmail.com>
To: "Peter Laws" <plaws0 at gmail.com>
Cc: "RTTY Reflector" <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Proposed new ARRL band plans

> 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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>>
>>
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