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"ARRL´s Backdoor Bandwidth Agenda Saga Continues"

NEW -- 12-08-07 -- NEW

Paul, WA3VJB just sent out an in depth article that accurately describes
the events that have transpired leading up to, and after the
ARRL's Backdoor Bandwidth Agenda in Brasilia.
It is in-titled

"ARRL tries to calm bandwidth controversy
from Paul Courson (WA3VJB)"

Click HEAR to read WA3VJB's article in PDF.

In the just out December issue of CQ Magazine,
there is an in-depth editorial that points out that the IARU Region 2 bandplan
is nothing more than the ARRL's Backdoor Bandwidth Agenda with a new twist.
According to CQ Magazine editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, its not the idea of
regulating by signal bandwidth that´s worrisome, Rather it´s the way
that the ham radio political leaders are going about it
through what amounts to a back door.
sources: ARNewsline #1581, CQ Magazine

You can read the December issue editorial of CQ Magazine in the link
HERE.

Well, The Sleeper has awoken.
We've been waiting to see what the next sneaky, underhanded move from
the ARRL would be after they withdrew their RM-11306 petition.

I must reflect all of what
John, NU9N is saying on his web site at www.nu9n.com.

The ARRL has evidently ramrodded their
"Bandwidth Agenda" at the IARU meetings in Brazil.

According to two IARU officials with knowledge of these
proceedings, the 2.7KHz bandwidth specification was reported to
come from the ARRL Chief Technology Lobbyist W4RI, Paul Rinaldo.

An ARRL official denies this and said...
"this was NOT proposed by Paul Rinaldo, as some have alleged",
"Rather, as I now understand it, the proposal originally started
with a report from the Region 2 HF Committee that
had some serious flaws, so the committee couldn't do much with it.
Ole, LA2RR, the Region 1 President, was attending the meeting
and gave them a copy of the Region 1 plan which you can download here:"
"If you'll compare the two, you'll see the similarities.
So, this was not proposed by Paul."

Regardless,
It resulted in the new IARU Region 2 Band Plan,
which will be effective on January 1st, 2008.
This will limit SSB transmissions to a maximum of 2.7kHz,
and AM transmissions to a maximum of 6kHz
(3kHz removed from the carrier on each sideband).

This will deal a DEATH BLOW not only to ESSB, but to Hi-Fi AM as well.

Of course this is a voluntary Band Plan....for now.
But remember, when ARRL withdrew the RM-11306 Petition,
they did so with the option of being able to refile this same petition or one like it.

We believe, as do many others, that the ARRL will petition the FCC
to incorporate this new IARU Band Plan into Part 97, thereby
getting what they have been after all along, "Regulation by Bandwidth".

What's so disturbing is that the ARRL has gone around it's membership yet again!
We don't know of any "Input" that US amateurs were
asked to give regarding this Band Plan. The ARRL, for whatever reason,
did not solicit the comments from its members when
actively pursuing the new IARU Region 2 Band Plan.

Sound Familiar?
Sounds just like what they did with RM-11306.
This seems to be the ARRL's "Standard Operating Procedure" now.
I can say this, I'm a member of the ARRL and have never
received the first thing about this issue.

Well, what can we do about it?
Start contacting the people that are involved,
and communicating your concerns about this band plan.
John, NU9N has a complete listing of all the parties
involved with their contact information here.

We've sent emails to all those on John's list,
including to our ARRL Division and Section Managers.

I'm so disappointed in the ARRL.
They have learned nothing...and don't seem to want to.


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