I would still have a problem with that. If there are to be sub-bands, they should be mandantory, not "suggested". Otherwise there are going to be too many people who decided not to go by the suggestions, or simply do not know what they are. Plus, if they are not international in scope, they are useless.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Bernstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <digitalradio@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 6:23 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: NTS and traffic handling and digital > If I'm hunting a clear spot to call CQ and there's a clear frequency > in the automatic sub-bands, I should be able to call CQ there > without fear of later being QRM'd by an automatic station that > doesn't listen before transmitting. > > Were there a bandplan that suggested these sub-bands be exclusively > used by specific modes or control schemes (e.g. remote initiation), > then I would of course conform. But the governing bandplan is > woefully obsolete: > > http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/bandplan.html > > According to this band plan, the only protocol allowed in the > automatic sub-bands is Packet. > > 73, > > Dave, AA6YQ > > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, David Struebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > I think the title of this string should be changed. Most of the > comments > > have really no idea of the difference between > > NTSD running "Classic Winlink" in the auto control subbands and > Winlink > > 2000. I operate within the auto control subbands > > in automatic mode connecting to other NTSD stations.... Although > no one > > "owns" a frequency, I would not operate outside of these subbands > > and possibly interfere with another QSO in a another digital > mode..... > > you have plenty of space to operate. It would appear that > operation of > > other modes > > in the autocontrol subands is deliberately inviting a > confrontation. > > > > Dave WB2FTX > > Eastern Area Digital Coordinator NTSD > > > > doc wrote: > > > > >This has been raised many times during this and other > > >debates in the Ham fraternity about the latest cause > > >of avoidable QRM. > > > > > >It is one of the examples people unhappy point to as > > >an illustration of ARRL arrogance "do as I say, not as > > >I do". > > > > > >OTOH, it is kind of silly if not looking for conflict > > >to start a QSO on a freq one knows has been used to the > > >benefit of thousands of Hams for 40 years at certain > > >times of day. > > > > > >It remains the responsibility of the operators of W1AW > > >to be certain the freq is clear *prior* to transmitting. > > > > > >Perhaps an Official Observer should cite them to make > > >the point that no one is above the law, regs, nor common > > >courtesy. > > > > > >;-) doc > > > > > > > > > > > >>Hmmm. I have sent them a note or two in the past over exactly > that. I or > > >>someone else was using a freq and they fired up. I let them no > in > > >>unequivocal terms, that is not suppose to happen. They are no > different > > >>than anyone else on that matter, and should check every > frequency they are > > >>about to fire up, and slightly change if someone else is there. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.0.0/268 - Release Date: 2/23/2006 > > 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/
