Why don't they just let the WinLink people have 11M? Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa, "Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mack Rogers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:05 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Another Bandwidth Petition DENIED by FCC > Don, I think you missed the point on this petition. > This petition was aimed directly at the heart of > WinLink. > > A data service that is exclusive to those who purchase > equipment from the provider and meant solely to open > amateur frequencies to use by non-licensed persons and > entities, transmitting non-amateur related data. > > WinLink users have been instructed to turn off the > feature that checks for a busy frequency before > transmitting, a completely illegal action per FCC > rules. > > WinLink apparently has been successful in swaying the > thoughts of U.S. Government officials to their side of > the issue using the constant chant of "emergency > communications", while one of them is most famous for > selling the equipment to California yacht owners. > > Will you be so happy when/if WinLink decides that > 1885kc is most effective for their use? > > Mack Rogers > N4VGB > > > --- "D. Chester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "The present rules allow amateur stations to > > transmit PSK data emissions > > subject to the conditions that the station > > transmission shall occupy no more > > bandwidth than necessary for the information rate > > and emission type being > > transmitted, and that emissions resulting from > > modulation must be confined > > to the band or segment available to the control > > operator. We believe that > > these rules provide amateur service licensees the > > flexibility to develop new > > technologies within the spectrum authorized for the > > various classes of > > licensees, while protecting other users of the > > spectrum from harmful > > interference. We also believe that imposing a > > maximum bandwidth limitation > > on data emissions would result in a loss of > > flexibility to develop and > > improve technologies as licensees' operating > > interests change, new > > technologies are incorporated, and frequency bands > > are reallocated. > > Additionally, we believe that amending the amateur > > service rules to limit > > the ability of amateur stations to experiment with > > various communications > > technologies or otherwise impeding their ability to > > advance the radio art > > would be inconsistent with the definition and > > purpose of the amateur > > service. Moreover, we do not believe that changing > > the rules to prohibit a > > communications technology currently in use is in the > > public interest." > > > > > http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-1082A1.pdf > > > > Touché! > > > > This is hereby documented as overtly stated FCC > > policy. Points to be kept > > in mind the next time there is a petition or > > proposal to impose specific > > bandwidth limits, define emission types by > > bandwidth, or to outlaw AM or any > > other mode currently in use. > > > > Does the League still plan to "revisit" the > > bandwidth issue any time in the > > foreseeable future? > > > > Don k4kyv > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > > AMRadio mailing list > > Searchable Archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > List Rules (must read!): > > http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > > List Home: > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send an email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
