[QCWA] QCWA Digest, Vol 60, Issue 1

[Larry Staples]

Roske, cut that out! I got this many times on April 1.  Bob it si now  
April 2!

Larry Staples - W0AIB


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>   1. AARC Bulletin #09-012 *** Amateur HF to go Digital !!! ***
>      (Bob Roske)
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> Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 16:32:25 -0500
> From: "Bob Roske" <broske at hutchtel.net>
> Subject: [QCWA] AARC Bulletin #09-012 *** Amateur HF to go Digital !!!
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> Greetings all,
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> This is an important news flash of which I feel you should all be  
> aware!  This news item was posted on the ARRL website.   Please be  
> sure to follow the link for more information.
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> 73,
> Bob Roske, N0UF
> President, QCWA
>
> FCC Delays SSB and AM Change (Apr 1, 2009) -- The FCC announced  
> April 1 that the scheduled mandatory changeover of SSB and AM HF  
> voice communications in the Amateur Radio Service has been delayed  
> for one year; originally scheduled to begin April 1, 2009, the new  
> changes will now take effect April 1, 2010. Under the plan,  
> originally approved by Congress during the Clinton Administration,  
> all Amateur Radio voice communication in the HF spectrum (3-30 MHz)  
> will adopt digital voice technologies, reducing the bandwidth of  
> typical QSOs from an average of 2.4 kHz to an average of 1.5 kHz. No  
> particular protocol is specified -- amateurs can use any method they  
> desire as long as it is digital. During the transition period, 20  
> meter nets have been assigned temporary frequencies in the 10 meter  
> band for their analog (SSB or AM) operations; they have also  
> temporarily been allowed to use up to 10 kW due to limited  
> propagation on that band. Note that 160 meters is not included in  
> this chan
> geover, as it -- being below 3 MHz -- is an MF, rather than an HF  
> band. As previously announced by ARRL, QSLs for 10 meter contacts  
> using the temporarily authorized higher power will not count toward  
> DXCC. For more information, please click here.
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