[RTTY] ARRL band plan

[Ron Kolarik]

Actually it may be a good idea. I just got a private email letting me 
know some of the
ACDS users are not happy with the prospect of even more narrow bandwidth 
signals
encroaching on their "channels". The question still remains though, 
where are all the
techs? Stuck on 2m? Why aren't they upgrading to get more on HF? It 
won't bother me
if they do get digi privileges, just passing on what the FCC did with 
the last petition.

73,
Ron
K0IDT


On 4/11/2015 7:52 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>
>> I almost agree with W4TV in the last link with the exception of
>> expanded novice and tech privileges. The FCC recently denied a
>> proposal to give techs more modes on 10m citing the license class was
>> meant to be a pathway to upgrading to general.
>
> On the other hand, Bill Cross who was the FCC's "Ham Guy" until he
> retired last week, is quoted as saying he expects the Commission to
> eventually reduce the number of license classes to only one or two.
>
> If Technician licensees are permitted the use of data modes at VHF,
> I see no reason they should be denied them in the narrow band HF
> spectrum.
>
> 73,
>
>   ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 2015-04-11 12:08 AM, Ron Kolarik wrote:
>> Hi Bill,
>>
>> Here's a few good references to what's going on but in the end it's
>> going to be how you feel about it.
>> http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/comment/view?id=60001025941
>> http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/rtty/2015-March/044804.html
>>
>> I almost agree with W4TV in the last link with the exception of expanded
>> novice and tech privileges. The FCC recently denied a proposal to give
>> techs more modes on 10m citing the license class was meant to be a 
>> pathway
>> to upgrading to general. It's a simple multiple guess test to get a
>> general and
>> since techs are currently the majority of licensees you have to 
>> wonder why
>> they aren't upgrading.
>>
>> Ron
>> K0IDT
>>
>>
>> On 4/10/2015 10:29 PM, William G. Lisk wrote:
>>> Can you share specific recommendations for comments?
>>>
>>> Comments would probably carry more weight if there appeared to be a
>>> consensus among a large group of operators.
>>>
>>> Bill
>>> KC2EMH
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Ron Kolarik
>>> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 10:33 PM
>>> To: RTTY
>>> Subject: [RTTY] ARRL band plan
>>>
>>> The last day for input to the ARRL band plan proposal is the 19th of
>>> this month.
>>> If you haven't already taken the survey or sent a comment please do it
>>> soon. The
>>> ACDS guys are pushing to get their users to submit comments, I strongly
>>> suspect
>>> that if they get a lot of comments from that group they will use 
>>> them to
>>> justify
>>> RM-11708 to the FCC. I could be wrong about that but past experience 
>>> says
>>> otherwise.
>>>
>>> If you send comments please ask that the survey results and all 
>>> comments
>>> be made
>>> public and send a copy to your division directors/vice directors. 
>>> Here's
>>> the link
>>> http://www.arrl.org/bandplan
>>>
>>> Ron
>>> K0IDT
>>>
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