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If you wish to file your comments with the ARRL regarding their bandwidth proposal, there is little time left to do so. Commen
ts should be sent to:
bandwidth@arrl.org
It is my understanding that the proposal, in it's current form, will allow WL2K stations control of nearly 40% of ALL of our cu
rrent allocations in the 10, 15, 20, 40, and 80 meter bands. This does not include their efforts to swallow up 1/2 of the 30 m
eter band. CW users will give up the most when you consider that these users will share their remaining bandwidth with all "na
rrow" digital modes ... which is everything BUT WL2K. Also, packet radio will forever be laid to rest on the HF bands, as the
proposal will eliminate those miniscule parts of the bands for their auto-forwarding.
If it's OK with you to give up 40% of your favorite bands to internet e-mail spewing Pactor III robots, then disregard this mes
sage, and your wish will come true. The ARRL is wearing blinders, and can only see one direction at this time, and that's WL2K
. I don't intend to stand idly by and give up 40% of our most popular bands so some rich dudes in their motor homes, or on sai
lboats, can enjoy cheating the legitimate ISP's out of the fees that they charge for providing this service.
I am all in favor of reorganizing our allocations in an effort to accommodate new digital modes, but this proposal takes way to
o much from the 98% of amateur radio operators who are not interested in turning our hobby into a cheap internet e-mail gateway
for the rich and priviledged. Oh yeah, they will cry emergency communications, and the "amateur radio inernet e-mail for ever
y EM's desk" motto, but it's just not worth it.
Tell the ARRL how you feel ... this could certainly be your last chance to do so.
Ponder this ... if these new wideband modes are soooo efficient, then why do they require 20 Khz of space? If you give packet
radio 20 Khz, it too could be much faster. The speed limit on packet radio is now determined by the pitiful amount of bandwidt
h allocated to them. Why does WL2K, a proprietary mode, with very high startup costs deserve all of this spectrum when packet
radio has had to deal with the microscopic slices of bandwidth for all of these years??? It just smells of yesterday's garbage
, and I don't think that the proposal, in it's current form, will benefit anyone but the 2% minority fighting for 40% of our ba
nds.
For the record ... I do NOT, nor do I plan to utilize packet radio on the HF bands. My concerns are for the service in general
, and the negative impact this proposal will have.
Best 73,
Luke Bannister AD4MG
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Deputy State Emergency Radio Officer - Digital Communications
Virginia RACES, Inc.
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