I've brought this conflict to the attention of the ARRL and the FCC a few times. They remain silent, so the contradiction remains. This error will hamper intrastate emergency operations who previously chose to exercise those privileges on 80 meters.
This unresolved conflict may prevent unattended pactor III operation on any band for stations running Winlink (Classic) since it cannot be configured to prevent wideband connections on a specific band. In other words, run only pactor II or eliminate 80 meter operation in favor of pactor III on the other bands. ... Duane N7QDN --- In [email protected], "Dave Bernstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 97.221 limits 80m automatic operation with more than 500 hz bandwidth > to 3.620-3.635; for verification, see > > http://www.w5yi.org/page.php?id=136 > > As far as I know, 97.221 was not changed in the recent FCC action. > Anyone have hard evidence to the contrary? > > If so, there will be no automatic or semi-automatic US stations > running wideband digital protocols on 80m after December 15 -- > reducing the contention for frequencies below 3600. > > I don't know how much automatic operation there is at 500 hz > bandwidth, but 3595 to 3600 seems like a good spot for it. > > 73, > > Dave, AA6YQ > > --- In [email protected], Chris Jewell <ae6vw- > digitalradio@> wrote: > > > > expeditionradio writes: > > [snipped] > > > Let's be blunt together, but let's focus on the topic instead of > > > personality. The fact is, there's a proposed solution on the > table. If > > > you have a truly constructive suggestion, let's hear it. Sexist > or > > > condescending remarks do nothing to advance the discussion. > > > > Right on target. The other posters' remarks strike me as > regrettably > > personal and non-constructive. Below are my comments on the > proposal. > > > > [snipped] > > > 80 meter Bandplan 2007 for USA: > > > ========================== > > > ======================== > > > 3500-3540 = CW > > > 3540-3560 = Any Mode, 500Hz Bandwidth > > > 3560-3600 = Any Mode > > > > > > Given what the FCC has done to 80 meters, nobody is going to get > > everything they'd like out of any new USA band plan. Still, it > seems > > to me that as advocates for the data modes, we are more likely to > > obtain the cooperation and agreement of those with whom we share > > 3500-3600 KHz if our proposals leave half of the new band for the > CW ops. > > Accordingly, while I can live with Bonnie's suggestion as > presented, I > > suggest moving the boundaries up by 10 KHz. > > > > 3500-3550 = CW > > 3550-3570 = Any mode up to 500Hz bandwidth > > 3570-3600 = Any mode > > > > That gives general and advanced CW ops 25 KHz of mode-exclusive > space > > instead of 15, and extras 50 KHz instead of 40. It still leaves > room > > for about 12 concurrent 2.5 KHz-wide data-mode QSOs above 3570, or > 10 > > if the wide mode operation are assumed to occupy 3KHz each. I think > > that's enough. (Of course, I *would* think that, since I'm not much > > interested in wide data modes below 10M. <grin>) > > > > Now let's move all of the keyboarding frequencies up by 10 Khz from > > Bonnie's proposals: > > > > > PSK31 = 3545kHz USB (3545.3-3548.0 kHz) > > > > PSK31 = 3555kHz USB (3555.3-3558.0 kHz) > > > > > QPSK31/PSK63/125 = 3547kHz USB (3547.3-3550.0 kHz) > > > > QPSK31/PSK63/125 = 3557kHz USB (3557.3-3560.0 kHz) > > > > > MFSK = 3548kHz USB (3548.3-3551.0 kHz) > > > > MFSK = 3558kHz USB (3558.3-3561.0 kHz) > > > > > OLIVIA500 = 3549kHz USB (3549.3-3553.0 kHz) > > > > OLIVIA500 = 3559kHz USB (3559.3-3563.0 kHz) > > > > > CONTESTIA/DOMINO, etc = 3550kHz USB (3550.3-3554.0 kHz) > > > > CONTESTIA/DOMINO, etc = 3560kHz USB (3560.3-3564.0 kHz) > > > > > HELL/FMHELL = 3552kHz USB (3552.3-3555 kHz) > > > > HELL/FMHELL = 3562kHz USB (3562.3-3565 kHz) > > > > > RTTY/FSK = 3555+ (3555.3-3565 kHz) > > > > RTTY/FSK = 3565+ (3565.3-3575 kHz) > > > > > PAX/MT63/OLIVIA1000 = 3560kHz USB (3560.5-3563) > > > > PAX/MT63/OLIVIA1000 = 3570kHz USB (3570.5-3573) > > > > As always, the CW folks, when they need elbow room, are free to move > > up the band, but we can at least hope that they will go fight it out > > with the Pactor3/Winlink crowd at the top of the band, rather with > the > > experimenters and narrow-mode operators in between. > > > > Comments? > > > > -- > > 73 DE KW6H, ex-AE6VW, Chris Jewell Gualala CA USA > > >
