[RTTY] Fwd: Southeastern Division Survey Question

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Why not just study for a couple of hours and pass the general test.

This must be another Winlink thing.

Mike W0MU

On 6/30/2014 7:56 PM, Ron Kolarik wrote:
> 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
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>> ARRL Southeastern Division
>> Director: Doug Rehman, K4AC
>> k4ac at arrl.org
>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>>
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