You still don't get it it's not me you need to be talking to go post this on 6 meter user groups websites .... and see if they agree with you .
--- John Champa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bruce, > > The segment 50.5 - 51 is too small. Remember we > need something 200 kHz wide > to achieve the data rate objective for the test per > Shannon's Rule. To get > to 240 kbps with OFDM modulation we need 200 kHz of > bandwidth. > > Again, it is just a TEST and with a temporary > EXPERIMENTAL ticket. This is > NOT a permanent band change. If the FCC does allows > for continued use, > however, where in the 6M band do you or SMIRK > suggest we set up > housekeeping? > > John - K8OCL > > > >From: bruce mallon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Don't ignore > proposals/local HF net successes > >Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:10:04 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > >Rick.... > > > >If someone had proposed 50.5-51.00 ( NOT 50.300 - > >54.000 ) for SS 99% of us could have lived with > that. > >That part of the band is very lightly used except > for > >some psk digi radios that are already there. > > > >No one I know of is opposed to digital anything > unless > >it is going to interfere with all other modes. The > >ARRL did at best a very poor job of informing band > >users and if your not a league member and don't get > >qst you were not informed at all .... and I agree > >SMIRK which should have done more seems to have let > us > >down. > > > >What I see here is a lack of concern of the " > >EXPERIMENTER HAMS " in what what they seem > important > >and indifferent to what it would do to all other > users > >..... get out of our way you LEGACY modes ...... we > >are what this band needs ...... > > > >Myself I have bought a new TS-2000 and have psk-31 > on > >my older ft-100 that i can use over a wide range of > >bands so I'm not a SSB ELITE type ham and open to > new > >modes on any band as long as that mode doesn't > >displace modes already there .... displacing other > >hams does nothing to build interest in this hobby. > > > >As for 220 MHz we lost 220-222 because the ARRL > failed > >again to act and with a CLASS E CB proposed they > >fought that plan which was modded to allowing UPS > to > >have the band anyway. I was one of only 5 users > within > >100 miles of Tampa on that band in 1974 and was > >running stack KLM 9 elm beams at 50 foot here in > >Tampabay and getting to Orlando and Brooksville > every > >night . I was quite active on 220 before i got > married > >and had to get rid of it back in 1980 HOWEVER it is > a > >wonderful band and SS should get very good results > as > >good as 2 meters with much less interference. A > GOOD > >CHOICE ON THE PART OF THE FCC ! > >Unlike 6 or 2 Meters the 220 mhz band is almost > unused > >nation wide but remember it is A GREAT BAND FOR > TROPO > >and it DOES get E-Skip! just like 2 does. > > > >In the future any wide changes to 6 or 2 needs to > be > >well thought out with input from the USERS. > >More proposals like 50.3-54 and 144.3 to 148 are > >doomed to failure since they impact all ready > existing > >modes and set band plans and do nothing to increase > >usage of these bands. > > > >Bruce > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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/
