Sorry for the off topic post but I think this info needs to be put before all Ham Radio operators. 73 de Tony, KD4K
> > ARRL is petitioning the FCC to allow Email Robots to > take over the HF bands under 10m. > > You can read about the special meeting with the FCC > here: > > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hteller/11306-cont.pdf > > I urge all of you not to be complacent about this > matter! > > As an invited member of the original ARRL committee > from which the > "bandwidth petition" sprang, I saw early on that the > real intent of the > committee, chaired by the originator of Winlink, was > to turn control of the > HF bands over to Winlink Email robots, and that > "segmentation by bandwidth" > was merely a guise for doing this. I even felt it > necessary to issue a > dissenting recommendation, which you may read here: > > http://www.zerobeat.net/bandplan-dissent.html > > Now the ARRL is trying again, and in so doing, > divulging the true purpose > behind their original "bandwidth petition", by > taking advantage of the fact > that CW has been dropped as a requirement, basically > leaving only RTTY and > Data as important modes in the eyes of the ARRL. You > may notice the complete > absence of CW as a mode in the table of HF modes > attached to the ARRL's > Ex-parte attempted modification to RM-11306, which > may or may not actually > be allowed, since it basically scraps the concept of > segmentation by > bandwidth and preserves segmentation by mode for all > bands under 10m. I > don't see how the FCC can accept this magnitude of > change to RM-11306 > without requiring a totally new petition and comment > period. > > However, just in case they do, I have put together a > simple explanation of > how to file a comment and I strongly urge each one > of you to file a comment > NOW if you value your ability to enjoy RTTY and CW > in the future. Please do not be > complacent and assume everything will be OK! Just > take a couple of minutes > to file a comment. Here is a sample form to follow: > > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hteller/comment.htm > > A flood of comments DOES influence the FCC. It > worked to keep the robots off the > phone bands, so now we must again work to keep them > from taking over the > RTTY and CW activity areas. > > If you want to enjoy RTTY contesting and DXing in > the future, please help by simply clicking here: > http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi > and commenting NOW! > > 73, Skip KH6TY > > _______________________________________________ > RTTY mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty > ======================================== Russell Blair QTH ========= Richardson Tx CALL ========= NC5O GRID ========= EM12px FH# ========== 300 DOS# ========= 470 ======================================== ________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ic706/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ic706/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
