[RTTY] RM-11708 Vision of the future

[Jeff AC0C]

Paul,

Everyone's opinion should be represented and respected.  But you may get a 
more sympathetic response if you were to counter with some facts of your 
own - or at least some creativity (which Terry showed here).  Especially 
given the RTTY contest pedigree that AB5K carries into the discussion. 
Don't let the fact that he's been there, done that, and has the wallpaper to 
prove it dissuade you.

Make a clear and concise case as to your view and debate the issue on the 
merits, checking the emotion at the door.

73/jeff/ac0c
www.ac0c.com
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Paul Stoetzer
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 11:53 AM
To: Terry
Cc: RTTY Reflector
Subject: Re: [RTTY] RM-11708 Vision of the future

I'm pretty sick of this doom and gloom crap about necessary updates to
our massively outdated regulations.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Terry <ab5k at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Its currently the year 2020.
>
>
>
> In mid year 2014 the FCC approved RM-11708 which de-regulated the CW/RTTY
> bands allowing unspecified digital wide bandwidth codes in the current
> CW/RTTY band segments.   For a while the old rules were adhered to more or
> less on  a gentleman's agreement but more and more questionable signals 
> came
> up taking over the ham bands.
>
>
>
> In 2016, a radio manufacture out of China came out with a $100 dollar all
> digital radio that features built in digital voice, CW and data.   This
> radio operates on the de-regulated RM-11708 (old CW/RTTY) amateur band
> segments.   The digital encoding algorithms in the radio can be setup in
> software effectively making it a encrypted radio.  The radio has a built 
> in
> modem allowing a "fast" 9600 baud connection to the Internet.  The few
> remaining digital hams call the 9600 modem feature PACTOR 8.  Originally 
> the
> sail boat crowd latched onto the new radios but once the word got out that
> they are undetectable, non-hams are purchasing them like wildfire.
>
>
>
> The RM-11708 de-regulated parts of the bands are total chaos and the FCC 
> has
> given up on any enforcement.  The last CW and RTTY contests were in 2018.
> The ARRL has a small staff of 8 people which only serves the SSB operators
> and has just declared bankruptcy.
>
>
>
> David Sumner retired from the ARRL one month after the release of RM-11708
> and now lives on a sailboat in Aruba.   He used to send  beautiful 
> pictures
> of the Aruba sunset with a drink in his hand enjoying the tropical 
> paradise
> but with the chaos on the digital portions of the ham bands nothing gets
> through.
>
>
>
> I sure miss those pictures.
>
>
>
> ...
>
>
>
> Everyone have a good contest and enjoy it while we can
>
>
>
>
>
> 73 Terry   AB5K
>
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