Chris, et al,
Nice job. FWIW, I doubt they will totally please
everyone (nothing does); however, a couple of members with whom I spoke at
a recent hamfest decided eliminating APC even if it cost us having
maximum output power reduced to 10 w would be a very
positive trade-off. Absent any other comments from GLD
members on this NPRM so far, I suspect there won't be much grumbling even
from SS aficionados if the Commission follows through with the power
reduction.
Jim
Jim Weaver,
K8JE, Director
ARRL Great
Lakes Division
5065 Bethany
Rd.
Mason, OH 45040; Tel.
513-459-1661
ARRL, The
national organization for AMATEUR RADIO
Greetings. With the approval of the Executive Committee, President Craigie
and EVP Sumner, I have today (the due date) filed the attached comments on the
FCC's NPRM (based on ARRL's petition) to delete the automatic power control
requirement for Spread Spectrum Amateur communications. Note that these comments
grudgingly accept (for now) the FCC's proposal to reduce the maximum power level
for SS from 100 watts to 10 watts, which was NOT part of ARRL's petition.
Thanks to Kay and Dave Sumner for helpful edits to this document. There
are, incidentally, very few comments filed so far in this docket. It is not
anticipated at this time that reply comments will be needed, but we will see
what trickles in.
73, Chris W3KD
Christopher D. Imlay
Booth, Freret, Imlay &
Tepper. P.C.
14356 Cape May Road
Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6011
(301) 384-5525 telephone
(301) 384-6384 facsimile
W3KD@ARRL.ORG
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