I am sure, you have heard of the expression... 'give an inch take a mile'.... Larry ve3fxq
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew O'Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "DIGITALRADIO" <digitalradio@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 1:49 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Here's some frequencies for unattended HF operations > I'm an odd ham in that I smile with amusement when amateur radio > groups rush to "defend" frequencies and worry about some non-hams > getting "our" frequencies. I happen to think we have more than we > need and can easily give some away. With that in mind , here are some > freqs for PACTOR and ALE stations to inhabit. They can then do their > unintended "thing" til their heart's content. > > > 1808 to 1815 > 3577 to 3584 > The entire 60M band (a good band, and we don't need it for anything > else) > 14.105 to 14.110 > 24.890 to 24 .925 > > That's it, nothing else. > > The above frequency allocations would be sufficient for PACTOR BBS, > automatic ALE soundings , ALE SMS messaging, and PSK MAil servers . > ALE, PACTOR and others could use other allocated digital sub-bands > but not unattended. No busy detection required (optional) in the" > automatic zones" , mailbox operators would work out their voluntary > QRV schedules via their "Frequency Coordination Council" . The above > frequency ranges would give PLENTY of room for message traffic and > emergency communication drills. > > Yes, no 40, 30, 17,15,10, freqs...simply not enough demand and no > real propagational needs. > > OK, now off to have lunch with the FCC chairman, see if can implement > in the USA by next Friday. Rest of the world, they'll just have to > adjust :>) > > Andy k3UK >
