There's another way to look at spectrum use. It is better to use a 3kHz bandwith for 10 minutes than to use a 500Hz bandwidth for 1 hour to pass the same traffic. On HF, with short propagation openings, it is better to be able to quickly send the message. Approximately 3kHz is the defacto worldwide bandwidth standard for HF communication transceivers.
This R&O isn't an issue of FCC making rules for "encouragement" to produce narrower bandwidth signals. It is the result of someone at FCC that is out of touch with reality. The Bigger Issue: The freedom to use existing digital worldwide standards for HF communications is important for Amateur Radio. It is very much like the freedom to use existing analog bandwidth standards such as SSB and AM voice. Should FCC take take that freedom away also, under the guise of "encouraging innovation"? Should hams be forced to develop 500Hz bandwidth voice modes? Or, should a wide range of communications methods be "encouraged" in USA like it is in the rest of the civilized world? Bonnie KQ6XA 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
