[RTTY] ARRL attack on current RTTY users

[Kai]

John,
The appropriate course of action now would be to file comments about the ARRL 
proposal (and just the proposal).
One approach may be, a step by step effort to defeat any BW greater than 2,200 Hz::
(1) To keep the status quo, the BW should be 2,200 Hz.  That excludes no one, 
adds no one, and keeps all current modes as before; allows for future innovation 
and experimentation.
(2) That means 2800 is clearly outside the mainstream -- we must demonstrate now 
that 2800 would injure current users without any real benefits.
[this is reasonable in view of the ARRL proposal, and stands a chance of prevailing]

if you want to go further, and alternative argument is:

(3) Current RTTY limit (up to 300 B, and 1 kHz T sep) requires just 1,500 Hz. 
That satisfies everything including PACTOR-III-SL1.
Perhaps that's a rock bottom figure because it results in small reductions in 
current amateur privileges, maybe not so bad except for the
PACTOR-III modes SL2-6. Then follow up with (2) again, that 2800 Hz will cause 
harm.
[this one we think is reasonable, but it injures other current users, so less 
chance of prevailing]

So I can see a clear case for 2,200 Hz, and a good case for 1,500 Hz.  But I can 
not see a viable case for much below 1,500 Hz.
The another important thrust would be to demonstrate that anything greater than 
2200 Hz belongs up there with image emissions and in the 60 m band channels 
(where 2800 is already legal) because it is incompatible with amateur usage and 
practice in the CW/digi frequencies.

73
Kai, KE4PT

On 11/23/2013 5:09 PM, John Grimm wrote:
> I am in the process of drafting my comments.  Like Jim, I would appreciate even a bullet list of topics/issues which are deemed important to include in those comments.  This would be very helpful to me as I've never filed comments before.
>
> John / K0YQ
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> Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 13:36:05 -0600
> From: "Jim N7US"<jim at n7us.net>
> To:<rtty at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] ARRL attack on current RTTY users
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> Would it be productive if a committee of "The Knowledgeable" got together to
> draft an effective, succinct email to the ARRL directors that includes the
> key problems with the proposal?  Each of us could either copy and paste it
> in an email to our respective directors or modify/personalize it before
> doing so.  It should include the impact on all modes and activities, not
> only RTTY.
>
> I understand it's already gone to the FCC, so responding to that is a
> separate undertaking, and Don just created a web page on how to do that.  I
> would think that the key points in the ARRL director email would probably be
> the same ones to include in an FCC filing.
>
> 73, Jim N7US
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