Why not just request a clarification from the FCC? They are pretty responsive to such requests.
No point in chasing our tails here -- they surely have a definitive notion of their intent and will not be shy about stating as much. I am among those who do not believe that automatic stations have any place whatsoever on HF Ham spectrum given the impossibility of avoiding unintentional QRM due to vagaries in propagation. I am not terribly fond of anything unattended on HF, automatic or semi-automatic, other that perhaps rare and carefully considered and closely monitored beacons. That said, we need a clarification from the FCC so that everyone knows what is the FCC position, then we all live with it. Those who are unhappy can officially petition the FCC for a reconsideration. Otherwise we may be headed for a "time without judges when everyone did as he/she thought best" -- that is anarchy which leads to more conflict, then more and more direct FCC regulation, not to mention more clutter on these lists! What say you Rick & Bonnie? Ask the FCC for a clarification? You may add my name and Call to the list of Hams asking for said clarification -- so long as the request simply presents both options and asks the FCC to state which they intended, and perhaps their reason(s) why. :-) > Yes, you have said that. But gave no explanation. > > KV9U > > expeditionradio wrote: > >>> Rick KV9U wrote: >>> there won't be any more fully automatic stations >>> within the U.S. on 80 meters. >>> >>> >> Hi Rick, >> >> As I said before, that is simply "fiction and misinformation". >> >> Bonnie KQ6XA -- Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E ... in sunny & warm Florida :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank our brave soldiers this season: http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1024.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ URL: bibleseven (dot) com
