RE: [digitalradio] FCC: Petition to Kill Digital Advancement

2007-12-26 Thread Michael Hatzakis Jr MD
For what it is worth, this is what I typed in my response to this proceeding. We should be focusing on finding ways to encourage more use of this spectrum, lest we lose it. With the elimination in the licensing requirement for CW, how crowded do we really think the bottom ends of the band will

Re: [digitalradio] FCC: Petition to Kill Digital Advancement

2007-12-26 Thread Rodney
I too, agree with the petition! There NEEDS to be some reining back of some, if not A LOT of the HF, as well as VHF UHF band operators! I'm NOT a fan of Internet Radio (IRLP or Echolink). Internet is NOT Radio! A LOT of these IRLP and Echo link nodes are oblivious to the fact that

RE: [digitalradio] FCC: Petition to Kill Digital Advancement

2007-12-26 Thread Michael Hatzakis Jr MD
. For this, I am very opposed as being not in the spirit of ham radio. Michael _ From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 7:13 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] FCC: Petition to Kill Digital

Re: [digitalradio] FCC: Petition to Kill Digital Advancement

2007-12-26 Thread Kevin O'Rorke
David wrote: Hi All..as this petition only has to do with Hams in the USA i would suggest that argument from both sides be taken to a group especially for the subject and not be put on the other many Hams outside the USA.this petition has already engendered some very bad slanging

Re: [digitalradio] FCC: Petition to Kill Digital Advancement

2007-12-25 Thread W2XJ
I will be responding in support of the petition. I do not believe these digital modes will be effective in a true national emergency. I do believe that they use a disproportionate amount of bandwidth for no real advantage. Email at less than 2400 baud is not cutting edge technology. In a real

Re: [digitalradio] FCC: Petition to Kill Digital Advancement

2007-12-25 Thread Simon Brown
- Original Message - From: W2XJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] I will be responding in support of the petition. I do not believe these digital modes will be effective in a true national emergency. I do believe that they use a disproportionate amount of bandwidth for no real advantage. Email at

RE: [digitalradio] FCC: Petition to Kill Digital Advancement

2007-12-25 Thread Barry Garratt
Actually this is a Petition For Rule Making and it is for an AMENDMENT of PART 97. Nowhere does it state it is a Petition to Kill Ham Radio Digital Advancements It's a good petition that a lot of thought has been put into and should be supported by all amateurs. Barry VE3CDX/W7 _

Re: [digitalradio] FCC: Petition to Kill Digital Advancement

2007-12-25 Thread David
Hi All..as this petition only has to do with Hams in the USA i would suggest that argument from both sides be taken to a group especially for the subject and not be put on the other many Hams outside the USA.this petition has already engendered some very bad slanging between the 2