To all:
For those of you who have been told the rest of the world is going with
bandwidth regulation and we are falling behind, here are some of the
recommendations approved in September, 2005 by the IARU, Region 1 Plenary. It
certainly looks to me like they are recommending regulation by mode, not
bandwidth (unless CW, telephony, and digital data are not considered to be
"modes").
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---DV05_C4_Rec_11
IARU Member Societies should encourage the development of improved openly
specified modulation techniques, including corresponding modem hardware,
which can be combined or integrated into channel-sharing digital network
protocols.
Proposed by RAAG, seconded by RSGB, approved unanimously
---DV05_C4_Rec_13
It is recommended that the following proposed principles for new IARU Region 1
HF bandplans be accepted, and that the principles be included in the IARU
Region 1 HF Manager's Handbook:
CW operation is accepted across all bands, except within beacon segments.
Telephony (including AM) is limited to certain telephony segments.
Digital data modes are limited to certain digital segments.
Digitised speech is considered a digital data mode regarding bandplan
matters.
The current IARU Region 1 band plan is well known and receives a high
degree of respect and adherence within the IARU Region 1; hence major changes
to the bandplan are not necessary for the time being.
Proposed by SARL, seconded by RAAG, approved with 4 abstentions
---DV05_C4_Rec_16
The bandplan as shown for 40m is endorsed from 29 March 2009:
7,000 - 7,050 kHz NB CW
7,050 - 7,075 kHz MB Digimode
7,075 - 7,200 kHz WB Phone
NB Bandwidth less than 200 Hz
MB Bandwidth less than 500 Hz
WB Bandwidth less than 2700 Hz
Proposed by OeVSV, seconded by DARC, approved with 2 abstentions
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I suppose we can argue about what it all really says but Recommendation 13
seems to be rather specific about what the intent is.
I would also recommend taking a close look at Recommendation 11. Could it be
saying something about proprietary hardware?
tim ab0wr
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