>From what I can see there is way too much room on SOME cw segements.
Especially on 80 meters. I think a small loss cw spread is not much of a
problem. 50 kc per band is plenty. But CW ONLY. not digital also.
Dan/W4NTI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Pryor" <jpryor@ARCHES.UGA.EDU>
To: <SECC@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:17 AM
Subject: [SECC] Fwd: [CQ-Contest] ARLB007 ARRL Board Adopts Modified Novice
Band Refarming Plan
> So we are going to lose some of the CW band? Yes, I know we can operate
CW
> on the phone band, but in actual fact "expanding the phone band" means the
> CW band loses.
>
> Jay/K4OGG
>
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> >Refarming Plan
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> >SB QST @ ARL $ARLB007
> >ARLB007 ARRL Board Adopts Modified Novice Band Refarming Plan
> >
> >ZCZC AG07
> >QST de W1AW
> >ARRL Bulletin 7 ARLB007
> > From ARRL Headquarters
> >Newington CT January 22, 2002
> >To all radio amateurs
> >
> >SB QST ARL ARLB007
> >ARLB007 ARRL Board Adopts Modified Novice Band Refarming Plan
> >
> >The ARRL Board of Directors has adopted a modified proposal to
> >refarm the Novice bands, now that the FCC no longer issues Novice
> >licenses. The Board met January 18-19 in Fort Worth, Texas.
> >
> >The ARRL Novice Spectrum Study Committee had proposed allowing
> >Novice and Tech Plus (or Technician with Element 1 credit) licensees
> >to operate CW on General-class 80, 40, 15 and 10-meter CW segments
> >at up to 200 W output. The panel recommended refarming the current
> >Novice/Tech Plus CW subbands, in part to allow expansion of phone
> >allocations on 80, 40 and 15 meters.
> >
> >The Board approved a modified plan that would leave in place or
> >slightly trim the amount of additional phone spectrum the committee
> >had recommended for 75 and 15 meters. The amended plan would drop
> >the US phone band to 3725 kHz on 75 meters but leave it at 21,200
> >kHz on 15 meters. The original plan called for dropping both by 25
> >kHz.
> >
> >The 75-meter proposal would expand the phone band by 50 kHz for
> >Generals over the present allocation and by 25 kHz for Advanced and
> >Extra licensees. On 15 meters, Generals would get another 25 kHz of
> >phone spectrum, but phone privileges for Advanced and Extra class
> >operators would stay the same.
> >
> >The Novice Spectrum Study Committee's original recommendations for
> >40 and 10 meters were accepted. The ARRL plans to propose the
> >modified refarming plan to the FCC later this year along with other
> >regulatory requests.
> >
> >The Board also deferred until its July meeting a decision on whether
> >to cut ''Section News'' and contest ''line scores'' from QST and move
> >them to the ARRL Web site as part of an effort to stem ARRL
> >operating losses. Before deciding to relocate the QST content, the
> >Board said, it wants members to be ''aware of the reasons for the
> >proposed relocation and the enhanced capabilities available on the
> >Web site.'' The Board said it also wants to evaluate ''variations and
> >alternatives'' to the proposal.
> >
> >The Board did decide to eliminate the minutes of its own
> >meetings--published as ''Moved and Seconded''--from QST. Minutes
> >already are posted on the ARRL Web site and will be made available
> >via alternative means to members lacking Internet access.
> >
> >The Board also voted to accept several changes to the field
> >organization rules, as the Volunteer Resources Committee
> >recommended. According to the new rules, ''The Section Manager is
> >accountable for carrying out the duties of the office in accordance
> >with ARRL policies established by the Board of Directors and shall
> >act in the best interests of Amateur Radio.'' Section managers will
> >be proscribed from ''committing, obligating, or binding the League''
> >without review by the Field and Educational Services Manager and
> >approval of the ARRL president.
> >
> >Among other changes, the revised rules will prohibit a section
> >manager removed from office for running in the next SM election
> >following removal. Anyone removed by action of the Executive
> >Committee would have to get that committee's consent to be eligible
> >to run again. The Executive Committee also will have the power to
> >cancel any field organization appointment ''whenever it appears to be
> >in the best interest of the ARRL to do so.''
> >
> >The Board also modified the ARRL by-laws to say that anyone removed
> >from office by recall ''shall not be eligible to be a candidate for
> >director or vice director for three years following removal from
> >office.''
> >
> >The Board further resolved to petition the FCC for reconsideration
> >in ET Docket 98-156, by comments in ET Docket 01-278, and ''by other
> >necessary means'' in order to elicit ''a clear statement from FCC
> >acknowledging the limit of its statutory jurisdiction to authorize
> >the manufacture and sale of unlicensed Part 15 devices.''
> >
> >The Board resolved to extend the ARRL's ''most sincere condolences to
> >the families and friends of the radio amateurs who lost their lives
> >on September 11, 2001.'' The Board also commended and honored
> >amateurs ''who generously volunteered their time and expertise during
> >the rescue and recovery efforts on September 11 and thereafter.''
> >
> >The Board holds its next meeting in July in Windsor, Connecticut.
> >NNNN
> >/EX
> >
> >
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