[EIDXA] ARRL assault on CW ??

[Steve White]

All

I am not sure what all of these messages mean but it appears that the ARRL I
proposing to eliminate any protection for CW operations on the 160 down to
10Meters.  I for one think this is a bad idea since we will seeing rtty and
variety of other digital modes down in the DX portions of the bands.  This
would spell the end of CW operation as we know it.  Is any one familiar with
the Leagues thinking of this???  Or is the league actively trying to
eliminate CW???  Seems we don't understand this League agenda very well and
saw no discussion of it in QST or via our Division Directors asking for
input before this occurred,  Read the entire message below.

Steve NU0P

 

-----Original Message-----
From: qrp-l-bounces at qrp-l.org [mailto:qrp-l-bounces at qrp-l.org] On Behalf Of
Alex
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 7:15 AM
To: qrp-l at qrp-l.org
Subject: [qrp-l.org] ARRL assault on (QRP) CW

I posted the message below on the old QRP-L and thought that people on this
list too could benefit from knowing what is happening in the regulatory
arena, and how it will affect you. 

In the document referred to below, the ARRL refers to the abolishment of the
morse code proficiency test as one reason to drastically change their
initial proposal regulating frequency allocations by bandwidth. If adopted,
there will not be any protection for CW operations on HF bands below 10
meters. All you are left with are just two segements on each band, one for
phone/image and one for data/RTTY. Proposed is to allow automatic data
operations anywhere within the data/RTTY segment, up to 3 kHz wide, even in
those sections of the band where you now find CW only everywhere in the
world. There are no ifs or buts about the ARRL position anymore as it is
documented and filed by counsel for the ARRL.

Please consider writing the FCC and the ARRL.

73,
--Alex KR1ST


Hi there,

The top echelon of the ARRL and its counsel have met with the FCC, on
February 13th
2007, to change their petition on regulation by bandwidth (RM-11306).
Indeed, after
the deadline for comments and reply comments have expired:

http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_docum
ent=6518726280

The changes they now propose will in effect allow (automated and
non-automated) 
RTTY and data transmissions up to 3kHz wide in those portions of the HF band
you
now traditionally find only CW. If you read the appendix carefully and
compare that
to their original proposal you can see that they have dropped bandwidth
segment 
divisions for all but the ten meter band. 

If you thought that CW operations were relatively safe under the original
regulation
by bandwidth proposal because the proposed bandwidths were so narrow in your
segment
of interest to be useful for high speed data, well, it is not anymore. The
new proposal
allows for RTTY and data up to 3 kHz wide to be transmitted all the way down
to 
where you now traditionally only find CW transmissions.

One may wonder why the membership is not informed of this meeting and the
dramatic
changes in the petition. This new proposal is not only harmful to (QRP) CW
operations
but also to operations outside the USA and its territories.

As you can see from their meeting record, the ARRL argues that a revision of
the
petition was necessary because of recent rule changes. One of the big rule
changes
is of course the dropping of the Morse Code proficiency test. Perhaps the
ARRL expects
CW to eventually disappear and has already begun the refarming of the CW
portions
of the HF bands. You probably noticed the recent request on the ARRL web
site for
expertise on HF Digital Communications.

If you haven't done so before, now is a good time to let the FCC and the
ARRL
know what you think of this revised proposal so that you don't get reminded 
one day that you should have taken action, when that robot station pierces
your 
ears during your pleasant Sunday afternoon CW sked. You can file additional
comments
through the FCC's ECFS system:

http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi

and you can contact the ARRL through the usual channels.

73,
--Alex KR1ST
http://www.kr1st.com


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