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

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Probably not unless the IARU societies took it on themselves to
file comments with the FCC *or * have their own regulators file
comments through diplomatic channels and the ITU.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 2014-06-11 1:11 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
> 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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