[RTTY] ARRL attack on current RTTY users

[Ben Antanaitis - WB2RHM]

FYI-

http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-files-symbol-rate-petition-with-fcc

The only way to protest/stop this, or agree with this, threat to 
classic RTTY mode Rag-chewing/DXing,Contesting as we know it, will be 
to file a personal comment with the FCC....  filings by a lot of 
individuals, especially individuals with national, world or 
continental contest participation, regardless of final 
ranking/placement, VS  ARRL special interest group petitions will 
make an impression. We can't be stupid enough to think that 'money 
doesn't talk', but there is such a thing as "weight of numbers".

While we must all think as individuals, and express our opinions as 
individuals (the FCC routinely frowns on, and almost always ignores 
'canned letter campaign' responses), there are very articulate and 
'lettered'/knowledgeable/published members of 'our' RTTY community 
who could contribute suggestions for ways to express the real threat 
to our preferred mode of rag-chewing, DXing, or Contesting.

Currently there is no  FCC 'Request for Comment', but that is only a 
matter of time, based on the amount of pre-publicity and 
breast-beating coming from Newington.

73,
Ben - WB2RHM  50 year ARRL Life Member (but not happy)