[CW] Re: Last chance to comment on Phone expansion

[HH & CK Brakob]

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From: "Mike D." <hrg@cifnet.com>


> ****LAST CHANCE TO COMMENT ON REALLOCATING CW/DIGITAL SPECTRUM TO PHONE****

Besides my proposal, I found the proposal of Don Chester, K4KYV, the most
supportable.

Here's a thought provoking excerpt from his comments.

(���)  73, de Hans, K0HB
SOC # 291 http://www.qsl.net/soc/

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Excerpt follows:

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The proposed expansion of phone privileges under RM-10413 is
insufficient to make a substantial difference in existing levels of
interference or underutilization. As a minimum, I would propose to
expand the phone subbands to 3.6, 7.1 and 21.1 mHz or below.
Furthermore, most nations of the world other than the United States have
discarded the concept of government mandated amateur subbands
altogether. One of the most recent countries to eliminate subbands is
Canada. The U.S. subband structure, which includes separation by
license class as well as by emission modes, remains unnecessarily
complex and discourages the most efficient use of the amateur frequency
spectrum in this country. Any necessary separation by emission mode can
be satisfactorily accomplished by voluntary band plans agreed upon by
the amateur community, much in the same manner that vhf/uhf repeater
interference has been alleviated by the present-day coordination
program. Band plans relieve the government from the burden of enforcing
what are essentially internal matters within the amateur radio
community, while allowing amateurs the flexibility of adapting to
changing technology and operating conditions without going through the
cumbersome rulemaking process.

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