No,
First the FCC corrected its error and now Pactor III will still be legal
after December 15th.
Since Pactor III occupies up to 2.4 Khz my opinion is that it is a
spectrum hog, compared to the 500 Hz or less of a
Pactor I or Pactor II signal.
There are two types of "automatic" operation. Fully automatic means that
the automated station will issue
connects by itself. The software NTSD uses listens on the frequency for
15 seconds before a connect is issued.
If the frequency is busy it re schedules the connect to a later time.
Semi-automatic means that the automated system is
scanning the frequencies but does not issue automatic connects. It
requires an connect attempt from a manned system before it will respond.
Semi-automatic operation will move below 3600 Khz after the 15th, in
the 3590 to 3600 region.
Dave WB2FTX
Roger J. Buffington wrote:
David Struebel wrote:
>
> There are other digital automatic users besides the email Winlink 2K
> systems you cite. The National Traffic System (certainly a part of
> ham radio, and has been around for over 50 years) uses the automatic
> section of 80 meters for passing traffic thru the NTS Digital system.
> The FCC new rule would prohibit this operation on 80 meters.
>
> Dave WB2FTX Eastern Area Digital Coordinator NTSD
>
> k
>
Frankly, that would work for me. Hope it does. Does that mean Pactor
automatic traffic will be illegal on 80M unless the ARRL petition is
approved?
de Roger W6VZV
