[1000mp] U.S. Yaesu Ops Sent to Siberia

[Bill Axelrod]

This email is 17 days overdue.  It would have been better received on 1 
April.

Bill K3WA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Rippey" <w3uls at 3n.net>
To: <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 10:17 PM
Subject: [1000mp] U.S. Yaesu Ops Sent to Siberia


>A recent petition the ARRL submitted to the Federal Communications 
>Commission proposes that  regulation of amateur radio spectrum henceforth 
>be by bandwidth rather than mode. Assuming FCC approval, this will mean 
>(according to the ARRL chart) that CW contesters with Yaesu rigs will have 
>to operate on 40 meters from 7105 kHz  to 7300 kHz, where a 3.5 kHz 
>bandwidth is permitted. This is because only 500 Hz and 200 Hz bandwidth 
>signals will be permitted from 7000 kHz to 7105. (That is, if I understand 
>the proposal correctly.)
>
> As we know, unmodified MPs generate a CW bandwidth due to key clicks of 
> well over 1 kHz, and even modified MPs are in the 800 Hz range. So there 
> will be no way for MP owners to legally operate on the low end of 40, 
> during a contest or at any other time. The ARRL has not obtained agreement 
> from any other countries to go along, so basically Yaesu owners in the 
> U.S. will be consigned to Siberia on 40 meters. They'll be able to contact 
> each other, but that's about it. (The other HF bands would have similar 
> restrictions, too.) Those high scores by U.S.contest stations will be a 
> thing of the past.
>
> Some commenters assume the FCC (or the ARRL) will provide H-P spectrum 
> analyzers for every ham in order to assure each ham's ability to comply 
> with the new setup. Probably the comments are tongue in cheek, but they do 
> provoke some thought. I can hear the arguments now as one ham reports that 
> another's CW signal exceeds 500 Hz or whatever. HF operating could become 
> quite contentious. Riley Hollingsworth will keep busy, for sure
>
> I wonder if I should sell my Mark V now? Maybe Yaesu can plead with the 
> FCC for an exception, or maybe I'm missing something.
>
> 73,
> John, W3ULS
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