KH6TY wrote: > It would give ALE ops more frequencies This is a huge leap of paranoia...... ALE operation by definition does not "want" or even can utilize more frequencies. Hams who want to use ALE already have well established frequencies to use. There is no advantage to adding more, and really some disadvantages!
The whole design & approach of ALE as practiced by amateur radio is that of standardized frequencies, one per band, with designated alternates for qso for extended traffic under manual control. This is already in place & working. And not likely to change. It's also already allowed per FCC regs, so it's very unlikely there would be a net reduction in that. So the whole idea that this is a frequency grab for ALE ops is simply misinformed and displays ignorance of how ALE works and is used in the amateur world. Want to fight to get rid of semi-auto operation? Knock yourself out. It's allowed now under FCC regs and is not likely to change. More influential groups than the mythical omnipotent evil mastermind Bonnie will make sure that will not change! You are right about one thing... there are many other players in the mix. ALE ops would be minimally impacted by Bonnie's proposal. It's future modes that will be impacted. Witness the reoccuring "I invented a new mode, try it on 14.xxx". "No, you can't go there, that's the XYZ mode center of activity.....". So I'll ask the question: how do we enable the development & use of new modes, ideally more efficient ones when there is no place for them to operate? Want to keep the status quo, and miss the next psk? Express yourself. Or propose your own solution! Make it about individuals, or even user groups, you just wasted your input! Have fun, Alan km4ba
