[RTTY] Response to ARRL request for inputs for new Band Plan

[Ron Kolarik]

Terry I already sent my comments in with the suggestion they try to follow
the IARU bandplan to bring the US into better alignment with the rest of the
world. I also pointed out the recommendation to limit ACDS activity in
the same bandplan.

A part of my comments dealt with RM-11708, I won't repeat the whole thing
here but here's an excerpt concerning "transparency" from HQ.

If this is the case then why was RM-11708 filed with no member input? The RM is poorly worded and serves only a minority of the 
amateur community. According to the in favor comments it's all about Winlink and legalizing Pactor4. A large number of the in favor 
comments are cut and paste from a solicitation by K4CJX, the Winlink network admin, posted on a few marine forums. The whole mess is 
just RM-11306 lite and should be scrapped and started over with input from the amateur community. If the ARRL is interested in 
transparency it might be a good idea to post the responses to this survey in their entirety. The results of the last survey for 
RM-11306 were never published we only had the word of K1ZZ that there was "significant" support, the comments on the FCC site told a 
different story. To say there is a lack of trust from the membership is an understatement.

73,
Ron
K0IDT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terry" <ab5k at hotmail.com>
To: <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 10:45 AM
Subject: [RTTY] Response to ARRL request for inputs for new Band Plan


> We now have 2 weeks left to respond to the ARRL request for inputs to the
> new band plan.    There are several options:
>
>
>
> 1.       A few  submit band plans that are useful but are not 100 percent
> aligned.  A lot of folks want to get involved but just don't have time or
> possibly technical /writing experience to get involved.
>
> 2.       We organize, form a committee of recognized RTTY operators and
> develop a plan.    That plan is published in one week just in time for folks
> who are busy to simply send a email to the band plan committee saying "I
> agree with the band plan inputs provided by the " RTTY Spectral Defense Band
> Plan Committee".     They can also add in personal comments as well but
> having 'a plan" shows we are serious and aligned.  It also saves the band
> plan committee sorting thru a bunch of non-aligned plans.
>