You make sense to me, Jim. Good points.
Andy K3UK
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "J. Moen" <j...@...> wrote:
>
> Sticking with the USA/FCC-centric discussion, I agree with Alan KM4BA, when
> he wrote:
>
> "If the radio stays on a single frequency in SSB mode the new mode does not
> meet the definition of spread spectrum that is restricted in HF. Many
> advanced digital protocols manage the spectrum in the SSB bandwidth to
> achieve performance. But since the implied carrier frequency is not moving,
> it's not spread spectrum in the classic sense."
>
> It does not matter what the ROS authors write to describe it. It isn't
> illegal in the USA because they call it SS, all that matters is how a
> competent engineer would technically describe it. FCC rules do not say it is
> illegal to use a mode that describes itself as SS on HF, they say that SS is
> not allowed on the HF bands. And saying ROS is SS doesn't make that true.
>
> I also agree with Andy G4JNT's point that Amateurs should be allowed to
> experiment. Historically in the USA, the FCC has indeed allowed
> experimentation, then come along with appropriate rules once the new
> technology is better understood.
>
> I think all this legal discussion is trying to make, as they say, a mountain
> out of a molehill.
>
> Jim - K6JM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alan Barrow
> To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 7:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: ROS, legal in USA?
>
>
