Rein, why don’t you call Dawn (FCC agent 3820) and ask her why the FCC chose to
communicate through the ARRL; the phone number has been posted in previous
messages here, but I’ll dig it back up if needed.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of [email protected]
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 12:18 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: ARRL/FCC Announcement about ROS
Hi Trevor.
In my opinion, your points are very well taken.
It appears to me strange, at best, that an US federal branch is
using an hobby club with a membership ratio of some 50 % of
the total US population to communicate via thatclub matters
of law.
Even with the 50 % membership, the percentage of members
following the day in and out operations is much lower.
I can imagine perhaps one reason that this has not happened,
a lack of resources at the Federal Communication Commission
though that seems to be unlikely.
The FCC has very effective ways to communicate with us, if
need be,
I am a member of the ARRL and have been that for 40 years.
73 Rein W6SZ
-----Original Message-----
>From: "Trevor ." <[email protected] <mailto:m5aka%40yahoo.co.uk> >
>Sent: Mar 5, 2010 5:13 AM
>To: [email protected] <mailto:digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: ARRL/FCC Announcement about ROS
>
>All the ARRL announcement really does is reference the FCC statement of Feb.
>23.
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>That statement said the FCC was not going to say if it considered ROS to be
>spread spectrum. Individual operators were the ones responsible for making a
>decision.
>
>The FCC has never said ROS is "illegal" nor have the ARRL.
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>I've had a trawl through the FCC site but couldn't find a definition there of
>what they mean by the words "Spread Spectrum" and it's their definition that
>matters not other peoples.
>
>If the FCC were concerned about the use of ROS on HF you would have thought
>they would have written to at least one of the US stations that they had
>observed using it and informed them of a breach of regulations. I am not aware
>that they have done so.
>
>73 Trevor M5AKA
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