[RTTY] (fwd) ARLB007 FCC Invites Comments on ARRL Petition That Seeks 80/75 Meter Adjustments

[Peter Laws]

On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 6:38 PM, Bill Turner <dezrat at outlook.com> wrote:
>
>>The FCC has put the ARRL's January Petition for Rule Making (RM
>>11759 - found on the web at,
>>http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/comment/view?id=60001374190 ) on public
>>notice and invited interested parties to comment on what the League
>>has called "minimal but necessary changes" to 80 and 75 meters. The
>>ARRL petitioned the FCC to fix a "shortfall in available RTTY/data
>>spectrum" that the Commission created when it reapportioned 80 and
>>75 meters 10 years ago.
>>


I finally looked at this.  I would support this if it did not include
digital privileges for Technicians (and the 27 remaining Novices).  If
that single portion -- absent from ARRL's bulletin -- were removed I
would be wholeheartedly in favor of it given that the 2006 boundary
change was almost certainly a typographical error.

Technicians will *not* be encouraged to upgrade by giving them more
privileges as Technicians.  Have you looked at the Element 3 question
pool?  There is, basically, no barrier to upgrading.  Anyone who
claims there is hasn't read the pool.  If they've read through the
pool, they are probably going to pass the test.  You want more
privileges?  Upgrade.  It has, literally, never been easier.

Unfortunately, the FCC isn't into nuance and can't be counted on to
implement only the good part of this petition, so I am against it in
its entirety.


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