[AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-25 Thread john
An absurd proposition that must not be accepted John K5MO At 10:04 AM 10/24/2007, Glen Zook wrote: 5 KHz for CW by everyone but Amateur Extra Class operators! Glen, K9STH --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A few interesting notes on the new IARU HF bandplan for 40 meters : 7070 kHz is

[AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-24 Thread Bob Macklin
It says CW ANYWHERE: http://www.iaru-regionii.org/Region_2_HF_Band_Plan.html Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa, Real Radios Glow in the Dark - Original Message - From: Glen Zook [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; amradio@mailman.qth.net Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October

RE: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-24 Thread Brett gazdzinski
@mailman.qth.net Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan It says CW ANYWHERE: http://www.iaru-regionii.org/Region_2_HF_Band_Plan.html Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa, Real Radios Glow in the Dark - Original Message - From: Glen Zook [EMAIL PROTECTED

[AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-24 Thread Bob Macklin
I screwed that up! That was the current bandplan! Tis is the new bandplan: http://www.iaru-r2.org/wp-content/uploads/region-2-mf-hf-bandplan-e.pdf When do the 40M SW stations vacate the 7100-7200 segment? Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa, Real Radios Glow in the Dark - Original Message -

RE: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-24 Thread Bob Peters
: GB Re: IARU bandplan I screwed that up! That was the current bandplan! Tis is the new bandplan: http://www.iaru-r2.org/wp-content/uploads/region-2-mf-hf-bandplan-e.pdf When do the 40M SW stations vacate the 7100-7200 segment? Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa, Real Radios Glow in the Dark

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-24 Thread Bob Macklin
] Subject: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan I screwed that up! That was the current bandplan! Tis is the new bandplan: http://www.iaru-r2.org/wp-content/uploads/region-2-mf-hf-bandplan-e.pdf When do the 40M SW stations vacate the 7100-7200 segment? Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa, Real Radios Glow

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-24 Thread Geoff/W5OMR
Bob Macklin wrote: I screwed that up! That was the current bandplan! Tis is the new bandplan: http://www.iaru-r2.org/wp-content/uploads/region-2-mf-hf-bandplan-e.pdf When do the 40M SW stations vacate the 7100-7200 segment? They are in the process of evacuating now. That's how some of us

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-24 Thread Geoff/W5OMR
Bob Peters wrote: Okk Guess I have been missing something...No AM Fqs on 160 and 75 Bob W1PE I don't know about you, but All Modes to me, includes AM, as AM is a 'mode' (isn't it?) -- Driving your AM Rig without a scope, is like driving your car at night, without headlights.

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-24 Thread Bob Macklin
K5MYJ Seattle, Wa, Real Radios Glow in the Dark - Original Message - From: Geoff/W5OMR [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service amradio@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan Bob Macklin wrote

RE: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-24 Thread Brett gazdzinski
it still says all modes on 40... Brett -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Peters Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:51 AM To: 'Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service' Subject: RE: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-24 Thread Geoff/W5OMR
Bob Macklin wrote: They are not evacuating the 7200-7300 segment. just the 7100-7200 segment. You are probably operating late night on ground wave on 7290. The PNW AM group seems to ignore 40M. Since there is nothing else happening I might just as well put the reciever on 7290 in the evening

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-24 Thread rbethman
, October 24, 2007 11:51 AM To: 'Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service' Subject: RE: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan Okk Guess I have been missing something...No AM Fqs on 160 and 75 Bob W1PE -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob

[AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-24 Thread SBJohnston
Bob wrote: It says CW ANYWHERE: http://www.iaru-regionii.org/Region_2_HF_Band_Plan.html That's the currently-in-effect bandplan from 1988. To see what I'm talking about you need to visit http://www.iaru-regionii.org/Region_2_MF__HF_Bandplan_Annex__1_2008.pdf Steve WD8DAS

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-24 Thread Peter Markavage
GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CHART. CW allowed anywhere from 7000 to 7300 KHz. And you should be using the October 16, 2007 chart that's here: http://www.iaru-r2.org/wp-content/uploads/region-2-mf-hf-bandplan-e.pdf pete, wa2cwa On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:58:23 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Bob wrote:

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-24 Thread Geoff/W5OMR
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know about you, but All Modes to me, includes AM, as AM is a 'mode' (isn't it?) Aw fer cryin' out loud, the issue is the *bandwidth*. Can you run a decent AM signal in 2700 bandwidth? Don/K4KYV runs a -great- signal at 3.1kc, when he's in the 'narrow'

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-24 Thread sbjohnston
Geoff wrote: Don/K4KYV runs a -great- signal at 3.1kc, when he's in the 'narrow' mode with active and passive band-pass and band-width filters (homebrewed, of course) I'm sure Don sounds great but isn't it the modulating audio that is being limited to 3.1 kHz? That means the total

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-24 Thread Bob Macklin
SSB with carrier (Vestigial Sideband) is only about 3KC wide. It works just fine. Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa, Real Radios Glow in the Dark - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: amradio@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 9:09 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-14 Thread Geoff/W5OMR
Larry Will wrote: Steve is correct. I'm clear now, Larry. Thanks! -- Driving your AM Rig without a scope, is like driving your car at night, without headlights. (K4KYV) 73 = Best Regards, -Geoff/W5OMR __ Our Main Website:

[AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-14 Thread john
At 10:46 AM 10/14/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IMHO, that change took place about 27 years ago. What happened was that a new Administration made good on their campaign promises to get the government off your back It's almost like a vast, right wing conspiracy! John K5MO

[AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-13 Thread SBJohnston
N2EY writes: Most countries outside the USA do not have subbands-by-mode at all. Their regs simply tell their hams what bands and modes are allowed, and leave it to the hams to sort out where to use various modes. The alternative is chaos. I 'm confused - I don't think there is chaos in

RE: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-13 Thread John Coleman
That's right -- Yea Steve Ya see, I want to experiment with ultra wide band stuff and then channelize the sub space synchronic continuum. It will be great. A little humor, but really I like experimentation and totally agree that a little regulation is all that is necessary and the less

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-13 Thread Geoff/W5OMR
On this whole digital stuff... I guess I'm confused as to how much spectrum we're talking about. I know that TV stations have to go from Analog to digital by 2009. There is going to be -megacycles- of space/spectrum available up from 60MHz thru nearly 1GHz. The spectral footprint of the

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-13 Thread Peter Markavage
There has been a number of experiments on the HF bands over the last several years using digital formats on phone using 3 KHz or less. AOR has had their ARD9800 and ARD9000 boxes out in the ham marketplace for several years. They digitize the signal and divide it into 36 PSK type signals and sends

[AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-13 Thread SBJohnston
N2EY writes: Looking at the rules changes since I became a ham 40 years ago, it seems FCC has consistently allowed US hams to use more modes with less regulation. True, and this trend is a good one, but the pressure I describe is from other sources, such as my beloved ARRL, who seem want to

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-13 Thread SBJohnston
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The spectral footprint of the analog station is going to be reduced from 6MHz down to around 200kc... and there are already some stations in San Antonio that are broadcasting in Digital, with channels like (channel 4 being the 'main') 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, etc... I

[AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-13 Thread SBJohnston
A friend of mine, WB8UTW, made a good point in an email to me: I wonder how many SSB rigs will be non-compliant with the new bandplan's 2.7 kHz bandwidth limit? I doubt any of my phasing SSB rigs will be compliant and I thought filters on many older filtered rigs were 3 kc or more in

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-13 Thread Larry Will
Steve is correct. The modulation is linear with 8 level vestigial sideband transmission (the carrier( at -11 dB from peak sideband power) is only .3 Mhz from the lower edge of the channel) and uses a 3-2 data rate allowing a 19.39 megabit data stream to be sent in a 6 mcs bandwidth channel.

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-13 Thread Larry Will
This time with the link. Larry Steve is correct. The modulation is linear with 8 level vestigial sideband transmission (the carrier( at -11 dB from peak sideband power) is only .3 Mhz from the lower edge of the channel) and uses a 3-2 data rate allowing a 19.39 megabit data stream to be

[AMRadio] RE: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-13 Thread john
The entire thing is, from a practical standpoint completely unenforceable, even if adopted. My CE20 will soldier on. John K5MO __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!):

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-13 Thread Bry Carling
I have heard that none of these digital voice schemes works well for amateur HF still, unless the and conditions are near perfect. Long live AM !! There has been a number of experiments on the HF bands over the last several years using digital formats on phone using 3 KHz or less. AOR has

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-13 Thread Bry Carling
It just kmeans more and more unenforceable rules, unfortunately. Most hams don't do a lot of the things we are technically supposed to do to eccheck our signals now. Just as they are technically dumbing down hamdom, we have all these rules about spectral purity etc. requiring absurdly

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-13 Thread Bry Carling
Yeah, but as great as digital TV may sound we had ALL KINDS of trouble with it over a 12 month trial period here from our cable provider and finally we gave up. It was constantly going bad, de-synchronising the audio and video or stuttering or stopping completely. Also, it took several seconds

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-13 Thread Peter Markavage
I just follow the current rules and regulations on the books set forth by our FCC. If and when a proposal for changing the rules is submitted to the FCC, and if they assign an RM number to it, we then we have a process in place within the FCC to make all our issues and concerns known to them in a

[AMRadio] RE: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-12 Thread Bry Carling
We want a œrecognized AM window on every band. Er, no - I think what we want is the right we have NOW - which is to operate AM ANYWHERE that phone is allowed, not in some AM ghetto! __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net