[Elecraft] RM-11708: CW and RTTY users please read

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Folks - while this is an important topic, further discussion is outside of the content guidelines for the Elecraft list. Its ok to post the initial comment, but discussion of pro-con items should always proceed elsewhere in order to keep our focus on Elecraft related topics and closely related OT topics.

73,
Eric
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> On Aug 21, 2016, at 6:09 PM, Michael Adams <mda at n1en.org> wrote:
> 
> Fred:
> 
> Re factoid 4: Are you certain that comments seeking a bandwidth restriction on part of the CW/data subband would be ignored?
> 
> In the discussion accompanying the NPRM, the FCC rather explicitly invited comments as to whether a limitation is appropriate for a portion of the bands, specific frequencies meriting protection, etc. provided that such were supported by some technical reasoning
> 
> Given that a specific question was asked, I'd think that direct responses to the specific question would be considered as relevant.
> 
> While I'm not schooled in the provisions of the APA, I don't think American regulatory bureaucracy has yet deteriorated to the point where a federal agency is required to ignore responses to questions they asked in the development of regulation.
> 
> --
> Michael Adams | mda at n1en.org
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net>
> Sent: Aug 21, 2016 4:13 PM
> To: Richard Thorne; Elecraft Reflector
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RM-11708: CW and RTTY users please read
> 
> 
> <factoid#4>Actions by the FCC are governed by the Administrative
> Procedures Act [APA] which requires a somewhat slow process that
> includes multiple opportunities for public input</factoid#4>
> 
> The matter at hand in NPRM-11708 contains exactly two questions:  1)
> Should the symbol rate limit of 300/sec at 97.309(f) be eliminated?; and
> 2) Should a specified limit of 2.8 KHz occupied bandwidth in the RDS be
> imposed?
> 
> Those are the ONLY two issues that can be decided in this proceeding.
> Any comment/request outside those two issues will be ignored.  Folks,
> read that again.  If you want to be heard, you must speak to those two
> issues.  Anything else is irrelevant to the proceeding at hand.
> 
> 
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