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Justin AB3E's avatar

Steve you are absolutely correct we need to be proactive here. This is a golden opportunity to modernize regulations.

We should submit comments that advocate for deletions only. I think this is doable, beneficial to our hobby, and it allows for saying at the end that we eliminate X number of burdensome regulations (this phrase is important) while adding none. I think some of the same "spectrum workforce" verbiage will work too.

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Tony Langdon's avatar

As someone outside the USA, I've been frequently frustrated by the arcane US regulations - unlike anything the rest of the world has. Here in Australia, there has been steady deregulation of what happens inside the amateur bands - what mode you use doesn't matter, you just need to stick within the bandwidth limits for the band in question (and some HF bands have provision for wider modes with a spectral power density limit). For 2m and above, the bandwidth limit is the entire band itself, so spread spectrum is definitely a possibility.

Similarly, there are no baud rate limits or mandated band segments, the only guidance there is the band plan information from the Wireless Institute of Australia (our equivalent of the ARRL), which is a (generally well respected) set of agreements on how the bands are used at a given time (band plans are regularly updated here to meed the evolving needs of amateurs).

I hope the US amateur community can make the most of any opportunities this development presents, while protecting their interests.

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