"Automatic stations should not transmit without first verifying that
the frequency is clear" would please me just fine, John. Judging
from a sample of comments filed with the FCC regarding the ARRL
proposal, it would please a lot of hams.
You've again failed to respond to reasonable questions, obviously
because the answers would require acknowledging the fallacy of your
earlier posts. We're done.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
--- In [email protected], John Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> you just made my point once again.
>
> > I nor anyone else could say a thing that would please
> > you.
>
>
> At 08:31 PM 2/20/06, you wrote:
> >Lets take this in two parts, John.
> >
> >1. In your original post (message 13673) you said "You know it not
> >always the fault of the automatic station but more the user". In
the
> >scenario you describe below, what did the "user" being QRM'd do
> >wrong?
> >
> >2. Why is it unreasonable to expect the automatic station to
verify
> >that the frequency is clear before transmitting? In its decision
to
> >allow automatic operation, the FCC said "First, the control
operator
> >of the station that is connected to the automatically controlled
> >station must prevent the automatically controlled station from
> >causing interference." As your scenario perfectly illustrates, the
> >person who remotely activates the automatic station can't reliably
> >prevent the automatic station from causing interference by simply
> >listening to the frequency at his or her end. Only a "listener" at
> >the automatic station can ensure this. That "listener" could be a
> >human operator who only enables his or her automatic station when
> >present to prevent interference, or it could be a circuit and/or
> >algorithm that detects a busy frequency. Either way, there is no
> >excuse for failure to prevent interference with an ongoing QSO, as
> >is required.
> >
> >The FCC quote can be found in
> >http://home.earthlink.net/~bscottmd/fcc97221.htm ; its in
paragraph
> >6. Note that its dated April 1995. The requirement to prevent
> >interference has been in force for many years.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Dave, AA6YQ
>
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