[RTTY] ARRL Symbol rate proposal

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > I haven't noticed any problems from across our northern borders.

You wouldn't - Canada has only 5% as many licensees as the United 
States.  In fact, there are almost *twice as many* amateur licensees
in the US than in the rest of the Americas *and* Europe combined.

Problems - SailMail, semi-automatic operation, general liddish
behavior, etc. - are purely a function of raw numbers.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV



On 10/19/2013 4:20 PM, Kai wrote:
> Why are we arguing for MORE regulation? Perhaps a gross simplification
> of the US amateur regulations might be better. The Canadian Amateur
> regulations are a good starting point, see the Tables in
> "Standards for the Operation of Radio Stations in the Amateur Radio
> Service, RBR-4", referred by:
>   "Radiocommunication Regulations" SOR/96-484.
>
> In summary, Canadians are limited to 6 kHz BW below 28 MHz, except 30 m
> where the limit is 1 kHz. In 10 m band the limit is 20 kHz and rises
> with frequency above HF.
> That's for the whole band, and I've found no modulation restrictions or
> subbands for CW, or data, or phone. Perhaps a VE might enlighten us
> further.
>
> I haven't noticed any problems from across our northern borders.
>
> 73
> Kai, KE4PT
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> On 10/19/2013 1:08 PM, Kok Chen wrote:
>> By the way, let me float this to the RTTY community -- do you prefer
>> that we submit individual comments to the FCC, or do you prefer that
>> we together draft out something for interested parties to sign (and
>> tout their own credentials, if need be).
>>
>> I know that there is already at least one effort to collect as much
>> documentation as possible to counter ARRL's lame idea.  I have been in
>> the CC of emails of such activity, and have also participated in the
>> private discussions.
>>
>> If a collective, well thought out comment is publish before any FCC
>> deadline, would you prefer to sign that instead of submitting your own?
>>
>> I have not floated this idea to anyone yet, I am interested in what
>> the community prefers, and we'll see if the folks who are already
>> drafting a comment (let's call them "the usual suspects" of RTTY HI
>> HI) would be willing to let others add their names.
>>
>> BTW, the signatures do not have to be limited US licensed hams, since
>> QRM can travel far and wide and affect everybody, including SWL.
>>
>> 73
>> Chen, W7AY
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