John, At this time there is no strict limit on digital mode width except:
"97.307 Emission standards. (f)(2)No non-phone emission shall exceed the bandwidth of a communications quality phone emission of the same modulation type." This refers primarily to the HF bands. Since the exact bandwidth of HF phone is not specified in the rules, this is not a hard and fast number either. Pactor 3 is completely legal in the U.S. at this time and will continue to be legal unless there is a major change in the rules. What is it that will affect wide bandwidth automatic stations after the first of the year? 73, Rick, KV9U John Becker, WØJAB wrote: > Roger your beating a very dead horse. > In just 41 days all the wide robots will have to be in > their own sub-band. > > I sure hope this anti-wide stuff will stop soon. > > John, W0JAB > > > > >> Keep in mind that the enforcement resources of the FCC are pretty >> limited, and Pactor 3 is not all that ubiquitous. Just because the FCC >> doesn't put a stop to things like Pactor 3 being too wide, Pactor robot >> stations transmitting without listening, etc. does not mean that these >> things are "legal." >> >> de Roger W6VZV >> >> >>
