Folks - while this is an important topic, further discussion is outside of the content guidelines for the Elecraft list. Its ok to post the initial comment, but discussion of pro-con items should always proceed elsewhere in order to keep our focus on Elecraft related topics and closely related OT topics.
73, Eric Moderator at the moment.. elecraft.com _..._ > On Aug 21, 2016, at 6:09 PM, Michael Adams <[email protected]> wrote: > > Fred: > > Re factoid 4: Are you certain that comments seeking a bandwidth restriction > on part of the CW/data subband would be ignored? > > In the discussion accompanying the NPRM, the FCC rather explicitly invited > comments as to whether a limitation is appropriate for a portion of the > bands, specific frequencies meriting protection, etc. provided that such were > supported by some technical reasoning > > Given that a specific question was asked, I'd think that direct responses to > the specific question would be considered as relevant. > > While I'm not schooled in the provisions of the APA, I don't think American > regulatory bureaucracy has yet deteriorated to the point where a federal > agency is required to ignore responses to questions they asked in the > development of regulation. > > -- > Michael Adams | [email protected] > > ________________________________ > From: Fred Jensen <[email protected]> > Sent: Aug 21, 2016 4:13 PM > To: Richard Thorne; Elecraft Reflector > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RM-11708: CW and RTTY users please read > > > <factoid#4>Actions by the FCC are governed by the Administrative > Procedures Act [APA] which requires a somewhat slow process that > includes multiple opportunities for public input</factoid#4> > > The matter at hand in NPRM-11708 contains exactly two questions: 1) > Should the symbol rate limit of 300/sec at 97.309(f) be eliminated?; and > 2) Should a specified limit of 2.8 KHz occupied bandwidth in the RDS be > imposed? > > Those are the ONLY two issues that can be decided in this proceeding. > Any comment/request outside those two issues will be ignored. Folks, > read that again. If you want to be heard, you must speak to those two > issues. Anything else is irrelevant to the proceeding at hand. > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]

