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Thomas,
I be glad to respond to you. As far as I am
concerned the ARRL can stop the broadcasting on all frequencies. I am
against
the ARRL moving to that segment of the band. I
expressed my feelings on the FCC web site about RM-11306. I think since ham
radio is worldwide that the IARU should be the ones to set the band plan
especially on HF. The HF bands should be the same worldwide.
As has been said on this and other reflectors the
ARRL does what they think is best for us and that is not true. No one can come
up with a plan that everyone will like but surly they can come up wit something
better than they have so far.
I am against ANY automatic control station on the
HF bands with the exception of the 10 meter FM repeaters. I am not so much
against WinLink but the way it is being used. Just go to their web site and
check out all the WinLink stations in the U. S. That make no bones about being
set up for the Yacht Clubs to use when they out sailing. One even says that he
passes over 31,000 pieces of traffic a month. Now does anyone really believe
that all of that email is necessary? WinLink could be a very useful tool for
emergency communications, however in 99% of all emergencies are not nation wide
but confined to the effected area.
I belong to an ARES group here in my county and at
one time was the EC. In less than an hour after the 9/11 our ARES group was in
contact with the area in PA where the plane went down. We were not needed to
help with any traffic however but we were there and knew what was going on.
There is also a large nuclear power plant here in my county and we have an
annual drill with the local, state, and federal EMA. My groups knows 15-30
minutes before anyone else in the drill when they are going to the next phase of
the drill.
Joe Ivey
W4JSI
Age is mind over matter
If you don't mind,
it does not matter
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 5:28
PM
Subject: [digitalradio] ARRL To QSY To
1807.500 KC
Hello Joe,
I was hoping that you would pay me the
courtesy of responding back about my
concern over the plan for W1AW to QSY
from 1817.500 kc to 1807.500 kc, right
on top of the weak digital signal
PSK31/63, MFSK16, OLIVIA MFSK, RTTY
calling frequency.
If RM-11306
band segregation by bandwidth becomes a Part 97 regulation, the
ARRL has
proposed that the mayhem be controlled by voluntary band plan. How
do you
expect ham's to take ARRL band plans seriously when the ARRL violates
them.
Do as I say not as I do hypocricy?
--...
...--,
Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
Lakeland, FL, USA
Grid Square
EL97AW
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
KN4LF
Amateur & SWL Radio History: http://www.kn4lf.com
KN4LF 160 Meter
Propagation Theory Notes: http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf8.htm
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Original Message -----
From: Thomas Giella KN4LF
To: ARRL Joe Carcia
NJ1Q
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday,
February 24, 2006 10:20 PM
Subject: ARRL To QSY To 1807.500
KC
Joe,
As an ARRL member in good standing I'm advising you
that it is a very bad
idea to QSY W1AW operations from 1817.500 kc to
1807.500 kc beginning on
April 3rd, 2006. 1807.500 kc +/- 3 kc is a main
and very active frequency
slice for weak signal PSK31, MFSK16, OLIVIA MFSK
and RTTY digital
operations. W1AW operation there would wipe out this main
meeting frequency
and more.
On 160 meters the ARRL band plan calls
for digital modes between 1800-1810
kc and CW between 1800-2000 kc, so it
makes no sense to begin operation on
1807.500 kc. If you do the math it's
10 kc for digital modes and 200 kc for
CW.
I'm an avid CW operator
too and I'm aware of the pressure the 160 meter CW
DX community has been
putting on your 1817.500 kc operations. But the
solution to that issue is
not to QSY down to 1807.500 kc. Please reconsider
your frequency
choice.
--... ...--,
Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
Lakeland, FL,
USA
Grid Square EL97AW
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
KN4LF Amateur & SWL
Radio History: http://www.kn4lf.com
KN4LF 160 Meter
Propagation Theory Notes: http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf8.htm
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:09:52 -0000
From: "Michael E Dobson"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: New ARRL 160M CW Frequency on top of PSK
Frequency
Check this out folks. We all need to email ARRL in
protest. From the
ARRL Web site:
W1AW to QSY on 160 meters
(Feb 23, 2006) -- Starting Monday, April 3,
Maxim Memorial Station W1AW
will be using a new 160-meter frequency
for its CW transmissions. The new
frequency will be 1807.5 kHz. "The
last time we shifted frequency on 160
meters was back in 2003," says
W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q.
"Since that time, operating
patterns have changed, and there is more DX
showing up near our
current frequency of 1817.5 kHz. We're shifting
frequency to reduce
the possibility of interference."
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