[RTTY] QRM to W1AW/0 (MO) RTTY

[Jay WS7I]

Chen was of course correct.

Easy to just google K1MAN and read about all of his stuff on his 
broadcasting.  Which brings to mind a story from years ago.

Hal and I were running a SARTG or something like that and it was really 
slow.  This was back when K1MAN was just doing his RTTY Net which was 
shortly before he got in the broadcasting effort.  He met each Saturday 
at 11:00 AM local or something like that.

I could hear them just fine so checked into his "net" and assumed Net 
Control and put out a few lines how this morning we would be conducting 
a little experiment and would be requiring a certain exchange on 
entering the net.  Of course a signal report and what ever the contest 
exchange was back then which escapes me after this many years.  I ran 
about 30 stations in short order.  Called a fairly loud one after giving 
each of the 30 a report and turned back control to K1MAN's guy.

Few recall that before his audio days he got his start on good old steam 
boat RTTY.  But he also didn't have much of an AMP in those days so he 
was easily worked.

Always nice to know when the ARRL's 14.095 schedule kicks off and when 
it ends as its a nice clear frequency when they are done.

Its sort of like the beacons.  Which I think are silly, but I do stay 
away from them its just easier and folks do like to use them.

Jay WS7I


On 6/4/2014 6:25 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
> I have sent a letter to K1ZZ asking for an explanation.  This should 
> be interesting.
>
> Mike W0MU
>
> On 6/4/2014 7:01 PM, Kok Chen wrote:
>> On Jun 4, 2014, at 5:37 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
>>
>>> What does this have to do with an ARRL Bulletin?
>> I think Jay may be alluding to 197.113(d) [from Feb 23, 2007 edition 
>> of the ARRL Part 97 rules book] which stipulates that W1AW can pay 
>> the operators, which on the surface runs counter to the amateur service.
>>
>> That rule was probably very finely crafted to "barely" allow them to 
>> broadcast back when they petitioned for the rules.  This way, you and 
>> I and K1MAN cannot broadcast unless we dedicate at least 40 hours per 
>> week doing it.
>>
>> We need to check though, that W1AW actually *still* operate bulletins 
>> and code practices for a total of 40 hours a week.  It occurs to me 
>> that it is possible that they still transmit code practices just to 
>> fill up the 40 hours of air time, not because the code transmissions 
>> are of any real use today.
>>
>> (They could also be weaseling by counting each band as a separate 
>> *time* slot.  Lawyers are never good at Physics.)
>>
>> IMHO, your other point is definitely 100% correct.  That FCC Part 
>> 97.111 say they can broadcast.  But it does not give W1AW the license 
>> to hog any particular frequency.
>>
>> 73
>> Chen, W7AY
>>
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