Trevor, I sure hope we do not go down that road again! Seems that every time "we" as a group go ask the FCC to make a definite decision on an issue that is being discussed, "we" get a forced answer "we" don't really want to hear, and then "we" start yet another discussion as to the appropriateness of their decision. A very prominent recent example was the use of amateur radio to train for emergencies by employees of emergency service providers such as hospitals, police, fire departments, etc. What a bag of worms this one stirred up. Or, how about the discussions about the no-code license ramifications. The self proclaimed experts of every field seem to materialize out of nowhere. I am NOT an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but have been on these reflectors long enough to see what generally happens.
Let's hope calmer, cooler heads prevail to determine the facts of this new mode, not try to find other thi8ngs to fit them in to make certain points one way or the other. My earlier point was, I do not know how to tell the difference "with a receiver" as to what a given mode is. In the nature of how SSB works, any modulation "could" be considered spread spectrum, even voice, if only viewed from the purely emission standpoint. One could even show cause to identify an SSB signal as FM in some viewpoints. Don't misunderstand me, I am not making this proclamation, just indicating there are ways to view it that don't necessarily follow generally accepted definitions of things (sort of like saying FSK, PSK, etc. could be considered SS). I have had this very conversation with folks at the FCC on more than one occasion, and was told they are really only interested in what gets emitted into the ether. I suspect that basic premise has not really changed in the time after Riley left. John KE5HAM --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Trevor ." <m5...@...> wrote: > > So it's down to interpretation and it'll hinge on the FCC's formal definition > of Spread Spectrum with luck ROS will fall outside of it. > > Does anybody plan to contact the FCC this morning to get their view ? > > 73 Trevor M5AKA >
