[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] new proposed rules could affect ham radio

[Mike Rhodes]

Anyone can ask for an extension of the comment period. It doesn't mean they are in favor of the proposal. In fact, the Shortwave Modernization Coalition filed opposing the request for an extension. They don't want to give people more time to drag this out but Flex wanted more time to study the issue and probably the earlier filed comments. 

They can file reply comments if they didn't get their initial comments filed. I haven't looked.

Mike

> On Aug 8, 2023, at 8:36 AM, Rich Adamy <ka4gfy at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The was a piece in Radio World Smartbrief this morning.  The Shortwave
> Modernization Coalition asked for an extension to the comments period.
> One of the comments filed to extend the comments period came from Flex
> Radio Systems, the same people who make the really nice Flex SDR
> radios.  I won't be buying any Flex radios after that.  I wonder how
> many other hams will feel the same way.
> 
> Here is the link to the Radio World Smartbrief article:
> https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/business-and-law/fcc-declined-request-to-extend-comment-period-on-shortwave-modernization-petition?utm_term=DE39D5B7-7CDD-4EA4-B04A-F4BF575ECD8D&utm_campaign=0028F35E-226C-4B60-AC88-AB2831C8A639&utm_medium=email&utm_content=B4B8F852-0A4E-4784-9A44-38A96293CE71&utm_source=SmartBrief
> 
> 73,
> Rich, KA4GFY
> 
> On Tue, Aug 8, 2023 at 5:53 AM Sandra Cruz-Pol via AlexandriaRadioClub
> <alexandriaradioclub at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>> 
>> hi all
>> I learned about this
>> 1. petition from private companies
>> <https://www.radioworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/5b410673-0cbd-467b-8ea9-06d7808c7924.pdf>,
>> so called"shortwave modernization commission' -they would make a lot of $$$$
>> 2. and after such request, the FCC publishes a Rule Making (RM-11953)
>> <https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/docket-detail/RM-11953> which is a public
>> notice, on Jun 29, 2023 (usually they give the public 60 days to respond)
>> 3. and here's  ARRL response:
>> <https://www.arrl.org/files/file/FCC%20Documents/ARRL%20Opposition%20FCC%20RM-11953%2008_2023.pdf>Aug
>> 2.
>> 
>> *"ARRL commissioned a technical analysis to determine if the rules proposed
>> by SMC would affect operations on the bands allocated to the Amateur Radio
>> Service that are inter-mixed with the Part 90 bands in the subject
>> spectrum....ARRL’s analysis concludes that Part 90 operations as they would
>> be permitted under the proposed rules would not just threaten to cause
>> harmful interference to Amateur communications, but would cause widespread
>> disruption to Amateur and other communications services on multiple
>> spectrum bands. The proposed rules are seriously flawed, and would
>> adversely impact other services as well as the Amateur Radio Service. If
>> the Part 90 HF spectrum is to be used for a service of the type proposed,
>> the rules must reflect the realities and peculiarities of HF propagation
>> and be limited to power levels and bandwidths that, with appropriate
>> requirements for suppression of out-of-band emission (OOBE) and spurious
>> emissions, will reasonably protect neighboring and adjacent services from
>> harmful interference.*
>> 
>> Let's hope the FCC listens.
>> 73
>> 
>> Sandra
>> KQ4BDG
>> __________________
>> Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol
>> NSF ERC Program Director
>> https://sites.google.com/view/sandraxpol
>> SandraCruzPol at ieee.org
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