ODV:

On April 2nd, the ARRL put out a press release regarding RM-11831, regarding "Amateur Digital Mode Transparency", which can be found here: http://www.arrl.org/news/petition-for-rule-making-calls-for-amateur-digital-mode-transparency. What the press release discusses is what the petition is all about, but does not put forth the official ARRL response to the petition, or put into other words, where the ARRL officially stands on the petition. The obvious answer is that we are against it, since the petition is in opposition to our own RM-11708, "Amendment of Part 97 of the Commissions Amateur Radio Service Rules to Permit Greater Flexibility in Digital Data Communications", but the press release doesn't really say that directly,  

Here in the Northwestern Division, our WWA SM is getting numerous e-mails and phone calls asking what the position of the ARRL is on RM-11831.  As a Director I cannot speak for the ARRL, so I can't even officially answer the question. 

I suggest that the ARRL publish a formal response to RM-11831, if one is not already in the works. If that has already been discussed somewhere and I missed it, I apologize for taking up the bandwidth! 

73;

Mike Ritz, W7VO