If a conversion to bandwidth-based rules is imminent, why would the
FCC role out these changes?
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "expeditionradio"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> FCC error?
> 3620kHz to 3635kHz Automatic Band -vs- Extra "Voice"
> Is there a sub-band conflict in the new FCC rules?
>
> The FCC Report and Order says they will allow Extra Class "Voice"
> operation to expand down to 3600kHz. That is good. But, ooops...
>
> Did FCC forget about the fact that in 1995 they defined a sub-band
at
> 3620kHz to 3635kHz in FCC Rules Part 97.221 for automatically
> controlled data stations? There are automatic Data stations using
this
> sub-band every day!
>
> There is no mention of what they will do about this in their Report
> and Order. Will they continue to allow existing
General/Advanced/Extra
> classes to use Data in this sub-band, while allowing Extra Class
> "Voice" to share the same sub-band?
>
> When the FCC actually publishes these new rules, will they resolve
> this problem?
>
> At this point, it there seems be a conflict brewing in USA new
rules.
>
> It does show yet another example of the immediate need for new
> bandwidth-based rules, rather than our present content-based rules.
>
> --Bonnie Crystal KQ6XA
>
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