To all CW/RTTY users...
RM-11708, as currently written/proposed, will have a detrimental and
negative impact on the cw/rtty sub-bands.
Ted, N9NB, is very well versed on the subject. Please check
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Rappaport for Ted's back ground.
He is a very active amateur, I worked him in the NAQP last night.
I'm including the body of a recent email that Ted wrote. I strongly
urge each of you to research the subject matter and contact your ARRL
representatives soon. In addition it would be helpful to make a comment
on RM-11708 as described below....
Rich - N5ZC
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Dear Colleagues: If you believe, as I do, that RM 11708 is dangerous for
the hobby, both in the US, I ask that you PLEASE take action by filling
public comments regarding the FCC's recent RM 11708 ruling, and
please forward this to every CW and RTTY enthusiast you know in ham
radio, on every reflector, in every CW and RTTY club, both in the US and
elsewhere. If you do not agree with me, or don't care, then feel free to
delete and stop reading.
I am fearful and quite certain that RM 11708, which the FCC is now
seeking public comment on as a prelude to enact its ruling, will
terribly erode CW and RTTY on the HF bands. The ruling will allow PACTOR
4 and multi-tone modems on any frequency within the CW/RTTY frequencies
on HF. This is worse than allowing SSB to operate throughout the CW/data
sub bands, somethng the FCC has never allowed. The FCC is proposing an
unlimited bandwidth for data signals (the ARRL asked for 2.8 kHz, the
bandwidth of SSB, which was still bad -- the FCC proposal is even
worse). I would urge all of you write in to object to RM 11708 and to
ask that the FCC place a 500 Hz bandwidth limit all data transmission
bandwidths of Pactor, multi tone data modems, and other experimental
data modes on all HF bands within the lowest 75 or 100 kHz region.
Otherwise, these monster QRMers of unlimited bandwidth will be allowed
to operate anywhere, and they will lawfully fire up on your CW or RTTY
qso when you are least expecting it.
See below how the proponents of RM 11708, including my friend Tom
Whiteside, are launching an aggressive campaign for "pro" comments to be
filed at the FCC to allow Pactor 4 and other wideband multi-tone modems
to operate anywhere in the CW/RTTY spectrum, without a segregation of
the band the way Japan does (The public filing period ends in a couple
of weeks, so we must write now to offer opposition). The need for
WinLink/Pactor data emergency communication on HF is being used as one
of the arguments for expanding the data bandwidth. I would urge CW and
RTTY enthusiasts to review the arguments for and against RM 11708, and
move quickly to write about your opposition to the newly proposed
regulation just released by the FCC (It can be viewed here:
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2016/db0728/FCC-16-96A1.pdf
Please see Tom's email below on how to file a comment, but I would urge
you to read the FCC proposal and file comments against their proposed
rulemaking.
You can see the ballet box is again be flooded for the expanded data
privileges. This will come at a cost to CW and RTTY . See these comments
already filed:
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/filings?sort=date_disseminated,DESC&proceedings_name=RM-11708
Unfortunately, in the FCC proposed ruling issued over a week ago, the
Commission appears to have ignored ALL comments made by hams after the
initial 30 day comment period back in late 2013. During that one month
period, there was a 95% "pro" letter writing campaign by over 800 people
-- It was only after the CW and RTTY enthusiasts woke up in March of
2014 that public comments became overwhelmingly negative against RM
11708. Unfortunately, the FCC has apparently ignored all of those
comments, so new comments need to be filed on the FCC;s recent ruling.
If you care about CW and RTTY, please file comments against the ruling,
to preserve some sanctuary for narrowband data (having less than 500 Hz
bandwidth), the way the largest ham country (Japan) has done to ensure
no QRM to CW and RTTY enthusiasts.
Thanks for considering.
Best 73 ted n9nb
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