Well said, Jim. 73
Bill KA8VIT [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ka8vit.com >From: "jgorman01" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [digitalradio] 3kHz or 500Hz Re: Updates on effect of FCC R&O >Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 13:29:05 -0000 > >A couple of comments. The FCC must consider more than just how fast >data can be sent. It must also consider how to maximize the numbers >of users that can access a finite spectrum without waiting. > >Your point assumes there is queuing system of some sort for that 3 kHz >of spectrum and that people will stand in line to use the frequency. >In amateur radio there is no queuing system, you can only monitor a >frequency until the qso finishes. There is no "grab a number" system >to determine who uses it next. And, since qso's are generally random >length, you may have to wait one minute or 30 minutes. The >traditional way of bypassing this is to move to a clear frequency. > >It seems obvious to me that the FCC has decided that much more >bandwidth for phone users is needed versus bandwidth for CW/RTTY/data >(i.e., narrow bandwidth) users and that the narrow bandwidth segment >should be shrunk. In doing so, they needed to decide how to "best" >use the smaller spectrum, and that part of the determination was how >to minimize the wait time for spectrum for the most users. > >I'm old enough to remember 2, 4, and even 8 party telephone lines. Do >you know how much time was wasted in checking the line to see if it >was not being used? There were lots of times it was quicker to drive >to a neighbors or to town rather than wait for the line to clear. >Frustration to the max! Telephone companies have dealt with >maximizing the use on shared facilities for over a hundred years. >They have sophisticated analysis tools that into account all kinds of >variables. However, cusomter wait times is still the one variable >that drives everything else. > >I'll bet I'm not the only ham who would chose wait time for an open >frequency as being more important than length of qso. Perhaps the FCC >is "encouraging" hams to develop a method of queuing for frequencies >and qso times thereby maximizing spectrum use. I suspect a system >like this would go a long way to letting the FCC expand bandwidths. > >Jim >WA0LYK _________________________________________________________________ Try the next generation of search with Windows Live Search today! http://imagine-windowslive.com/minisites/searchlaunch/?locale=en-us&source=hmtagline Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
