Can you give me the name of some 6 meter user groups? Larry ve3fxq ----- Original Message ----- From: "bruce mallon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 3:06 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Don't ignore proposals/local HF net successes
> 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/
