[RTTY] Director response

[Ron Kolarik]

Okay Joe, I stand corrected. The unspecified codes are currently allowed
only 6m and above but not HF.

Ron
K0IDT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists at subich.com>
To: "Ron Kolarik" <rkolarik at neb.rr.com>; "Kok Chen" <chen at mac.com>
Cc: <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Director response


>
>
>> As currently written Part 97 only allows unspecified codes on one
>> band, 1.25m and 100kHz bw. 97.307(f)(13) and the way the appendix to
>> RM-11708 is worded it would apply to everything.
>
> No, 97.307(f)(5) allows "A RTTY, data or multiplexed emission using an
> unspecified digital code under the limitations listed in §97.309(b) of
> this part" on 6 and 2 meters.  97.307(f)(6) allows "A RTTY, data or
> multiplexed emission using an unspecified digital code under the
> limitations listed in §97.309(b) of this part" on 1.25 meters and 70
> cm.  97.307(f)(7) allows "A RTTY, data or multiplexed emission using an
> unspecified digital code under the limitations listed in §97.309(b) of
> this part" on 33 cm to 1 mm and above 275 GHz.
>
> For reference - a *specified* digital code includes any code that is
> publicly documented.  See 97.309(4):
>
> (4) An amateur station transmitting a RTTY or data emission using a digital code 
> specified in this paragraph may use any technique whose technical characteristics 
> have been documented publicly, such as CLOVER, G-TOR, or PacTOR, for the purpose of 
> facilitating communications.
>
> However, where a code is not publicly documented its use is prohibited
> at HF and it is this restriction that ARRL seeks to overturn by this
> sneak attack.   Eliminating the prohibition on "unspecified" (a.k.a,
> "undocumented") codes would allow the use of "undocumented" codes as
> back door encryption (another goal of the Winlink group).
>
> 73,
>
>    ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 11/26/2013 6:18 PM, Ron Kolarik wrote:
>> Okay guys I'm still having delays getting mail from the list and the reply
>> from Kai hasn't showed up yet.
>>
>> As currently written Part 97 only allows unspecified codes on one band,
>> 1.25m and 100kHz bw. 97.307(f)(13) and the way the appendix to RM-11708
>> is worded it would apply to everything.
>>
>> Ron
>> K0IDT
>>