[RTTY] Fwd: Southeastern Division Survey Question

[Ron Kolarik]

Just got this, not sure what the point is though. Most techs only have an HT
and not interested in HF.....yet.

Ron
K0IDT

>From: "ARRL Members Only Web site" <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
>Subject: Southeastern Division Survey Question
>With the July Board Meeting a little less than a month away, Vice
>Director Mike Lee and I are busy getting ready. While in Birmingham a
>few months ago for the Hamfest, a member explained an idea that he had.
>I've discussed the idea with other Board members and have come up with a
>potential motion to present to the Board in July. In deciding whether to
>bring the motion to the Board, I want to solicit input from the
>membership.
>
>In the days when the Technician written exam was the same as the
>General, with 5 wpm CW versus 13 wpm separating them, Novices and
>Technicians worked CW in the Novice subbands, polishing their operating
>skills and listening to all of the great DX out of reach in the General
>subbands-especially on 20m. This provided both a training grounds for
>new licensees and an enticement to upgrade to General and beyond.
>
>The idea of the proposal is to try to recapture the motivation for
>upgrading and advancing within our hobby that previously existed
>through the Novice Sub-bands.
>
>Proposal:
>
>Create a 10 KHz Technician Digital Subband with a limit of 200 watts in
>the 80m, 40m, and 15m bands. Digital modes would be limited to RTTY and
>PSK. The subbands would be 3.600-3.610 KHz (moving the bottom of the
>Extra phone band to 3.610 KHz), 7.115-7.125 KHz, and 21.190-21.200 KHz.
>This mirrors the bands and power levels where Technicians already have
>CW privileges (Technicians already have digital privileges on 10m at
>200w).
>
>This would take a rule change by the FCC.
>
>Request:
>
>If you support the idea, send an email before 7/5/2014 to
>yes at arrlse.org that includes your callsign in the body of the email.
>
>If you oppose the idea, send an email before 7/5/2014 to no at arrlse.org
>that includes your callsign in the body of the email.
>
>Please only send one email and share this information with as many
>amateurs as possible.
>
>Thanks & 73, de K4AC
>
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>ARRL Southeastern Division
>Director: Doug Rehman, K4AC
>k4ac at arrl.org
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