He appears to either be dishonest or ignorant. Take your pick.
Danny Douglas N7DC
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DX 2-6 years each
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----- Original Message -----
From: "johnr3256" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 12:10 PM
Subject: [digitalradio] Re: New ARRL Petition
> Hello, Bonnie:
>
> I'm glad to see in your latest post that you have toned down your
rhetoric. I assume from
> your earlier sallies that you have some standing within this group, but it
shouldn't lead to
> harumphing about comments that may not be exactly precise in discussing
what is
> abstruse material anyway.
>
> What I find fascinating in the latest petition emanating from Newington is
the ARRL's
> continuing fixation on WinLink 2000 and its concurrent inability to
explain to members
> why WinLink is being given priority status in its Washington operation.
After all, you only
> have a few arrows in the quiver, and it seems ARRL has gone to the mat for
about 5,000
> radio amateurs who use this mode from time to time and ignoring the loud
objections
> from the remainder. Meanwhile its other Washingto initiatives are
withering, not to
> mention that last week the League came close to calling the FCC Chairman
dishonest.
> Strange . . .
>
> 73,
> John, W3ULS
>
> --- In [email protected], "expeditionradio"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > Dave WB2FTX wrote:
> > > There are two types of "automatic" operation. Fully automatic
> > > means that the automated station will issue connects by itself.
> > > ...
> > > Semi-automatic operation will move below 3600 Khz after the
> > > 15th, in the 3590 to 3600 region.
> > >
> >
> > Hi Dave,
> >
> > There has been some misinformation posted on groups and websites about
> > "Automatic" operation on 80 meters. It is understandable that many
> > hams have been confused, with all those errors and confusion in the
> > recent FCC ruling. But, there are also a few hams who are trying to
> > "exploit" the confusion by spreading disinformation.
> >
> > In fact, it would be quite difficult to get a handle on what is
> > automatic and what is non-automatic, since automation is a moving
> > target in our changing world of technology. In the FCC's Amateur
> > Radio Service rules, as far as I know, there are no such terms as
> > "Fully Automatic" or "Semi-Automatic" used. If anyone can point out
> > these terms, please elucidate.
> >
> > The new "omnibus" FCC rules for December 15th are *completely silent*
> > on the topic of "automatic stations". In fact, it seems that...
> > whoopsy-daisy, the FCC forgot to read their own rules about them :)
> >
> > The only reason data/texting stations in USA, automatic or manual, are
> > all moving below 3600kHz is that the subband above 3600kHz is
> > scheduled to become a CW/Voice/Image subband for Extra Class licensees
> > on 15 December. This will happen unless there is a "stay" issued by
> > FCC in response to ARRL's recent petitions, for the FCC rules taking
> > effect.
> >
> > Even if the stay doesn't happen, emissions still remain available for
> > compliant automatic use in the 3500kHz to 3600kHz subband for
> > data/texting/500HzBW-image.
> >
> > Automatic operation will continue in the 3500kHz to 3600kHz range in
> > USA. There are many automatic stations, many types of automatic
> > stations, and thousands of ham operators who use these stations for
> > their enjoyment of ham radio, for emergency service, and for safety.
> > All of us will be packed like sardines into the 3500kHz-3600kHz
> > subband now. It benefits all of us, for good spectrum efficiency, for
> > all the automatic stations to run fast data... as fast as they
> > possibly can.
> >
> > That leads to one of the reasons for my recent proposed changes in the
> > 80m bandplan and digital keyboarding calling frequencies. These help
> > to provide a foundation for hams to effectively separate the
> > relatively different techniques of time-efficient fast digital
> > automatic operations from relatively bandwidth-efficient manual
> > keyboarding operations.
> >
> > Bonnie KQ6XA
> >
> > .
> >
>
>
>
>
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