[CW] ARRL

[K0HB]

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From: <MORSENUT at aol.com>

>
> One of the things that really has me steamed is ARRL's recent  bandwidth
> proposal.
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> I am left with the feeling that ARRL wants CW left  behind and out of the
> picture.
>

>From the viewpoint of CW, the "bandwidth proposal" actually protects the
mode more than the current regulations do.  Under current regulations, CW
has absolutely no exclusive space on HF separate from digital modes such as
PacTOR, AMTOR, etc.  Only "gentlemen's agreements" keep the other digital
modes out of CW's hair.  Any properly licensed operator could stroke up any
data-mode signal they wanted in any of the so-called CW bands right this
moment and be completely legal in doing so.

Under the "bandwidth proposal", wider bandwidth signals such as packet or
AmTOR would no longer be allowed in the lower segments of the bands.

I don't agree with all the tenets of the "bandwidth proposal" either, but if
you read it carefully you'll find that CW actually GAINS protection as
compared to the current regulations.

73, de Hans, K0HB/W7