Continued failure to eliminate the preventable QRM from unattended
digital stations reinforces the position that amateurs cannot be
trusted with "the maximum possible autonomy to determine the highest
valued use of their spectrum".
Actual evidence that the operators of such stations "will prevent or
limit interference among multiple spectrum uses" without regulatory
coercion might change some minds, including mine.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
--- In [email protected], "John B. Stephensen"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Look at http://www.fcc.gov/sptf/reports.html to see what the FCC
thinks.
> Their
> spectrum policy report states:
>
> "As a general proposition, flexibility in spectrum regulation is
critical to
> improving
> access to spectrum. In this context, flexibility means granting
both
> licensed users
> and unlicensed device operators the maximum possible autonomy to
determine
> the highest valued use of their spectrum, subject only to those
rules that
> are
> necessary to afford reasonable opportunities for access by other
spectrum
> users
> and to prevent or limit interference among multiple spectrum uses.
> Flexibility
> enables spectrum users to make fundamental choices about how they
will use
> spectrum (including whether to use it or transfer their usage
rights to
> others),
> taking into account market factors such as consumer demand,
availability of
> technology, and competition. By leaving these choices to the
spectrum user,
> this
> approach tends to lead to efficient and highly-valued spectrum
uses. In
> most
> instances, a flexible use approach is preferable to the
Commission's
> traditional
> command-and-control approach to spectrum regulation, in which
allowable
> spectrum uses are limited based on regulatory judgments".
>
> I think that the FCC would love to take the approach used by other
countries
> and
> say that hams can use their bands as they please given a 1500 W PEP
power
> limit
> and 8 kHz maximum bandwidth limit. However, ARRL memebers want more
> stringent regulations.
>
> 73,
>
> John
> KD6OZH
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: kd4e <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: New ARRL Petition
> Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:36:04 -0500
>
> So, we are to gather from this that the FCC is saying to
> everyone -- go out and do whatever you want and unless
> "someone" complains we don't care?
>
