RE: [digitalradio] Re: New ARRL Petition

2006-12-15 Thread John Champa
Only from the League's lawyer, silly. That's as good as it gets. Anyway, does anyone really want a response directly from the FCC, for Cat's sake?! Not I, dear sir. Especially after their recent Uni-Bus or whatever that crash was (HI). Here is the League's strategy: Ask them for

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New ARRL Petition

2006-12-15 Thread kd4e
So, we are to gather from this that the FCC is saying to everyone -- go out and do whatever you want and unless someone complains we don't care? That is contrary to the nature of bureaucracy and bureaucrats. Bureaucrats are focused on avoidance of conflict and expansion of power. Only so long

RE: [digitalradio] Re: New ARRL Petition

2006-12-15 Thread Mark Miller
Maybe they should have tried this approach instead of petitioning the FCC. 73, Mark N5RFX At 09:24 AM 12/15/2006, you wrote: Only from the League's lawyer, silly. That's as good as it gets. Anyway, does anyone really want a response directly from the FCC, for Cat's sake?! Not I, dear sir.

[digitalradio] Digital Signal on 3832.51?

2006-12-15 Thread kd4e
Anyone else hear the LSB Digital Signal on 3832.51? Carrier is S7 here in west central Florida. ON LSB it ounds like a rushing wind. -- Thanks! 73, doc, KD4E ... in sunny warm Florida :-) ~~~ Thank our brave soldiers this season:

RE: [digitalradio] Re: New ARRL Petition

2006-12-15 Thread John Champa
Mark, I think you might be correct! TELL...I write again**TELL** the FCC what you want down to the last detail. If they don't respond in a reasonable period (90 days?), well, then ya got it! (HI) It's called management by exception, I think. Although the League, to their credit, did

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New ARRL Petition

2006-12-15 Thread John Champa
You would normally be correct. However, again, the FCC does not give a %$# about Ham Radio! That includes the ARRL and all the celebrities you can find. Original Message Follows From: kd4e [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject:

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New ARRL Petition

2006-12-15 Thread kd4e
John Champa wrote: You would normally be correct. However, again, the FCC does not give a %$# about Ham Radio! That includes the ARRL and all the celebrities you can find. Licensed HAM celebrities? Isn't that counter-intuitive? Asserting that they don't care about their own hobby makes no

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New ARRL Petition

2006-12-15 Thread KV9U
John, Your response is not one that I would have expected. Until my recent retiremen, I worked for the better part of two decades, as an environmental safety and health consultant. A substantial part of my work involved contacting government bureaucrats at the state and federal level to gain

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New ARRL Petition

2006-12-15 Thread John B. Stephensen
Look at http://www.fcc.gov/sptf/reports.html to see what the FCC thinks. Their spectrum policy report states: As a general proposition, flexibility in spectrum regulation is critical to improving access to spectrum. In this context, flexibility means granting both licensed users and

Re: [digitalradio] Re: DigiSSTV maps size

2006-12-15 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Bill, RR for all. Am confused as in your MFSK16 help file it states IMPORTANT: the picture format is not fixed as in classical SSTV but can be anything. The maximum dimensions of the transmitted picture are 1600x1200. Multipsk proposes to use the standard 320x256 to take advantage of

[digitalradio] Re: New ARRL Petition

2006-12-15 Thread Dave Bernstein
Continued failure to eliminate the preventable QRM from unattended digital stations reinforces the position that amateurs cannot be trusted with the maximum possible autonomy to determine the highest valued use of their spectrum. Actual evidence that the operators of such stations will

[digitalradio] anyone round tonight? friday.

2006-12-15 Thread Chris Edwards, AE4XO
Anyone on olivia t0night? Just wanted to do some psk / olivia trials.

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New ARRL Petition

2006-12-15 Thread Danny Douglas
Nor do Germans understand having a speed limit. That doesnt mean they are correct. Excess speed, proven by scientists, KILLS. Having rules sets a limit on individuals who would never set a limit on themselves, at the expense of the masses. Our ham populations exceeds that of most all

[digitalradio] Best sound card for digital

2006-12-15 Thread Leslie Elliott
Hi - I just joined yesterday, and this is my first post. I am 70 years old, and although I have a fairly good knowledge of electronics due to having worked as a electronics tech and field engineer for many years, I am somewhat computer illiterate, since it was BC (before computers LOL) when I was

Re: [digitalradio] 15 dec

2006-12-15 Thread KV9U
David, Most of the new rules are understandable, just a few that were confusing or not completely clear or, at least in one case, in conflict with other rules. The ARRL announced today that their late filed Petition for Reconsideration has not been acted upon by the FCC, therefore the new

Re: [digitalradio] Best sound card for digital

2006-12-15 Thread Ralph Mowery
Try the digital modes with what you have. It may work fine for your operations. I have used much slower computers with built in sound cards and they seem to do ok for casual use. 73 de KU4PT --- Leslie Elliott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi - I just joined yesterday, and this is my first

[digitalradio] 15 dec summary ?

2006-12-15 Thread Andrew J. O'Brien
Thanks for reminded us Rick. With all that has been written, I have forgotten what is new. Would the following rough summary be close? Some parts of the 40 and 80M phone privileges have been extended in to the former CW or digital portions.? CW operators have lost nothing, just have to

Re: [digitalradio] 15 dec summary ?

2006-12-15 Thread Bert Morton
General Class ops have lost all privileges from 3600 to 3800. Advanced Class ops have lost all privileges from 3700 to 3800. Thus the reason for CW nets having to move below 3600. - Original Message - From: Andrew J. O'Brien [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent:

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New ARRL Petition

2006-12-15 Thread Paul L Schmidt, K9PS
John B. Stephensen wrote: and 8 kHz maximum bandwidth limit. However, ARRL memebers want more stringent regulations. Not all of them. 73, Paul / K9PS (Life Member of both ARRL and QCWA who doesn't.)

Re: [digitalradio] Best sound card for digital

2006-12-15 Thread Andrew J. O'Brien
Welcome to the group. I use an el-cheapo Circuit City PC with an integrated sound card. It works just fine for me on the digital modes. I think most digital mode software would expect at least a 16 bit sound card. Andy K3UK - Original Message - From: Leslie Elliott To:

[digitalradio] cw

2006-12-15 Thread David Michael Gaytko // WD4KPD
now would be a good time to get the arrl cw practice down in the area that they themselves recommend for cw. david/wd4kpd

Re: [digitalradio] cw

2006-12-15 Thread kd4e
David Michael Gaytko // WD4KPD wrote: now would be a good time to get the arrl cw practice down in the area that they themselves recommend for cw. david/wd4kpd Effective today there is no more Morse Code requirement so the ARRL should suspend CW broadcasts immediately and release that spectrum

Re: [digitalradio] 15 dec summary ?

2006-12-15 Thread Danny Douglas
Ill bet the VE sessions are loaded with people for the next several months. That is what incentive licensing is all about. And the reason many of us upgraded in the 60s. Why dont all those nets go up above 3800? People keep saying that CW is allowed up there. Danny Douglas N7DC ex WN5QMX ET2US

[digitalradio] Re: FCC Drops Morse Code

2006-12-15 Thread Andrew O'Brien
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Radioguy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: December 15, 2006 Chelsea Fallon: (202) 418-7991 FCC MODIFIES AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE RULES, ELIMINATING MORSE CODE EXAM REQUIREMENTS AND

Re: [digitalradio] cw

2006-12-15 Thread Danny Douglas
Why bother? They just did away with CW Danny Douglas N7DC ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB all DX 2-6 years each . QSL LOTW-buro- direct As courtesty I upload to eQSL but if you use that - also pls upload to LOTW or hard card. moderator [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

Re: [digitalradio] 15 dec summary ?

2006-12-15 Thread KV9U
Bert, I think you have to compare the previous privileges to the current privileges. Under the new rules General, Advanced and Extra hams lose 150 KHz for Data/RTTY from 3600 to 3750 and is a big impact although most data/RTTY did not go much above say, 3650? But it is a huge impact on the

Re: [digitalradio] Effective Date ? FCC Drops Morse Code

2006-12-15 Thread bruce mallon
LETS MAKE THE BEST OF THIS AND GO GET NEW GOOD HAMS ! --- kd4e [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andrew O'Brien wrote: When does this take effect? Can no code hams start tonight on HF or do we have to wait for the rules to be published in the Federal Register plus 30 days ? I am advised by

Re: [digitalradio] cw

2006-12-15 Thread Brett Owen Rees VK2TMG
Here in VK interest in CW has been increasing one we no-coders got HF privileges. The code practice beacons are an invaluable resource for those learning. On-air code practice sessions take place and have increasing number of participants, including those who did not require the code to get on HF

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Effective Date ? FCC Drops Morse Code

2006-12-15 Thread KV9U
Leslie, Without question, the Technician license is going to have the same privileges as the Tech +. The CW segment is not small. It is the same segment that the General and Advanced Class operators have. The Extra too, except they have 25 more KHz at the bottom. This means that all classes