Howard, If I read you right, since this is in paragraph (a), then paragraphs (b) through (e) are subordinate to it. Your statements seem to say that if emcomms require it, then the rest of the basis and purpose paragraphs should take a back seat to emcomms.
Does 'self-policing' and the freedom to experiment, use any frequency in our bands, use practically any transmitter, etc. have any tie in with you? Not to many messages ago, you were saying that FCC regulations were preventing amateur experimentation and new digital protocols. Do you think the FCC will continue to allow this if we can't self-police ourselves? The FCC's policy for radio services that are not self-policing is to use type accepted, channelized, extremely difficult to modify radios. In other words, they regulate on the front-end so they don't have to spend money on enforcement. Do you realize that if we voluntarily give up the ability to self-police that is probably what we will end up with? Where will experimentation and new digital protocols be done in the amateur bands with this type of regulation? With any luck, they may just require this for radio's with encryption. However, with homeland security being an important issue, they may require ALL hams to cease using existing equipment on 6m and above and move to type accepted equipment. Would this be ok with you since, as you say, emcomms is the primary purpose of ham radio? Jim WA0LYK --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Dr. Howard S. White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > EMCOMM has always been the first reason for existence of HAM Radio. > > Sec. 97.1 Basis and purpose > The rules and regulations in this part are designed to provide an amateur radio service having a fundamental > purpose as expressed in the following principles: > (a) Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the public as a voluntary non-commercial communication service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications. > > > I agree that the ARRL could do a better job of selling... > > > __________________________________________________________ > Howard S. White Ph.D. P. Eng., VE3GFW/K6 ex-AE6SM KY6LA > Website: www.ky6la.com > "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished" > "Ham Antennas Save Lives - Katrina, 2003 San Diego Fires, 911" Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
