OK, I understand. That still doesn't make it impossible to use somewhere above 14.109 though, does it?
Well I guess now it's immaterial to you guys anyway. What I don't understand is why anyone still wants to use the mode. The developer has made threats to other amateurs, he has posted false information on his website and risked bringing the hobby into disrepute. Anyone who continues to use it is basically saying none of that matters. --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, KH6TY <kh...@...> wrote: > > Julian, the problem is that the FCC regulations we live under are often > more strict than the IARU bandplans. Under those regulations, RTTY/Data > stops at 14.150. > > Furthermore, the IARU band plans are only "recommendations" for member > organizations. The FCC regulations are "laws" we MUST follow. > > While this may seem unfair in some cases (often to everyone!) it is > actually the FCC restriction on unattended operations to certain band > segments that have kept the unattended stations from covering all the HF > bands with Pactor-II and Pactor-III, which they would dearly like to do, > so they would never have interference from one of their own kind. All > modes, with no other legally-enforceable restrictions, would be a > disaster for all our HF activities. The problem with "recommendations" > is that they are only suggestions, so there are those who do not agree > with the recommendations and just do what and where they wish. US > amateurs, since they are governed instead by laws, face license > revocation or fines if they consistently flaunt the laws. > > 73 - Skip KH6TY >
