[AMRadio] Is AM a special case, or is it "just another mode"?

[Jim Wilhite]

If you are an ARRL  member the article in question is the September 
Editorial by the so called "esteemed" Dave Sumner.  The article is in PDF 
format so if you want to download it go to the ARRL website, sign in then 
type the word editorial in the search box and it should be the first 
article..

>From my reading, this is nothing but another approach for digital 
communications.  Is the suggestion good or bad? I will let you decide.  Once 
before a committee suggested a bandwidth limit which would have impacted 
ESSB and our mode, AM.  It was adopted by the Board and discussion became so 
intense they put a poll on their website to gauge how the amateur community 
as a whole felt about the proposal.

There was so many against what they were proposing that it was dropped. 
>From what I see there is nothing more than an attempt to change the symbol 
rate for digital communications and nothing is in there to affect AM.  But 
given the ARRL's history everyone must be vigilant.  The board has a habit 
of adopting committee reports whose membership consist of just a small 
sampling of the community as a whole.   I find it strange some boards would 
construe what is written to have any affect of AM but some people's 
imagination can be pretty broad.  Don is a good judge of the atmosphere on 
those boards and how they are trending.

In the previous case it became obvious that the ARRL represents less than a 
majority and they were covered with comments so deeply their proposal 
disappeared.  That is not to say they won't try again.  I would post the 
article, but it is copyrighted so no go.  However if you can find a copy 
read it and make your own determination.  Those of you who are members be 
sure to tell your director and vice director how you feel.  Some of them are 
like politicians in Washington, DC so be prepared for some pushback, which 
if you get it in a negative sense, then keep the pressure on.

Jim
W5JO





----- Original Message ----- 



>I am a member but still can not open the link.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jul 31, 2013, at 5:28 PM, "K5MYJ" <macklinbob at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I can't read the editorial because I am not a member of the ARRL!
>>
>> Is the ARRL trying to eliminate AM as an operating mode again?
>>
>> There is no problem with AM here on the Left Coast.
>>
>> Bob Macklin
>> K5MYJ
>> Seattle, Wa.
>> "Real Radios Glow In The Dark"