[Elecraft] 80 m CW and Digital Operation

[Fred Jensen]

Sandy W5TVW wrote:

 > Some segregation is almost demanded if the CW/digital operations
 > are combined in a 100 khz. sub-band, no matter where it happens
 > to be.  This is created by the fact neither mode "user", in many
 > instances, is able to 'decode' the other's emission.

True, but I'm somewhat more troubled by the lack of discussion, concern, 
and formal comments on this issue regarding the ARRL's "Regulation by 
Bandwidth" petition now before the FCC (RM-11036).  I think the comment 
period has closed, unfortunately.  You can find it and what comments 
that have been filed at the FCC's website.  If you want a copy of mine, 
email me direct.  For the record, I am a long term member of the ARRL, 
will remain so, and nearly always find myself in support of its actions 
before the FCC.  In this case, I am most assuredly *not*.

Just because two emissions have similar bandwidths does *not* imply that 
they can operationally coexist in the same spectrum, for a number of 
reasons.  Sandy has pointed out one of them.  It now appears that, for 
totally different reasons and in response to a totally different 
petition, the FCC has given us a real live laboratory to watch this happen.

"Beware what you ask for, you might just get it, although not in the 
manner you wanted it."

73,

Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw