[RTTY] How can we recrut new comments to the FCC site?

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

How about emails or letters to their respective IARU representatives?  
Would they have a bit more pull or influence than the average ham?

Mike W0MU

On 6/10/2014 7:06 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>
> John,
>
>> but those of us outside the US can't file anything to the FCC .. I
>> tried!
>
> That is not correct.  I've test filed (entered everything to the point
> of pressing "Send") comments using my son's address in Montreal, Canada
> and the system appears to work.  The key is to click the "International
> Address" radio button in Address block at:
>    http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/upload/display?z=1hszp (for uploading)
> or http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/upload/display?z=evw36 (for simple -
>   "express" - comments).
>
> It is entirely appropriate for non-US amateurs to file comments
> regarding RM-11708 citing the IARU opposition to both automated systems
> and wideband data.  In addition, it is appropriate to point out that
> because the US represents nearly half of all amateurs licensed for HF
> operation anything that significantly increases the bandwidth of
> emissions used by US amateurs will have a major negative impact on
> amateurs in the entire rest of the world.
>
> 73,
>
>    ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 2014-06-10 4:40 PM, John GW4SKA wrote:
>> It's an issue that affects all RTTY ops but those of us outside the US
>> can't file anything to the FCC .. I tried!
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> John GW4SKA
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry" <ab5k at hotmail.com>
>> To: "'RTTY'" <rtty at contesting.com>
>> Cc: "'Ted'" <tsrwvcomm at aol.com>; "'Dan White'" <hdwgby at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 8:05 PM
>> Subject: [RTTY] How can we recrut new comments to the FCC site?
>>
>>
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks to a lot of work from folks on the Save/CW/RTTY team and a whole
>>> bunch of other concerned folks, we are armed with good information as
>>> to why
>>> RM-11708 is bad.   The latest web page about "Why has the ARRL 
>>> pushed so
>>> hard for RM-11708" tells a very compelling story.   See
>>> http://SaveCW.com/Rm11708Interests.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Can we all focus on recruiting other folks to file FCC comments?   The
>>> recreational boaters are out numbering us on FCC comments by close to
>>> 3 to
>>> 1.   We have to get this killed at the FCC level because after 
>>> connecting
>>> the dots on the web page above, I feel we cannot depend on any fair
>>> outcome
>>> from the ARRL or any band plan that comes from them.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What can we do?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Terry  AB5K
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> www.SaveRtty.com
>>>
>>> www.SaveCw.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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