At 10:02 AM 12/6/2006, w3kd@aol.com wrote:
Is there some objective reason why 3650 is a good dividing line? If there is, why didn't we advocate it in our Petition or our comments in the docket proceeding? You see the draftsman's conundrum here. We really can't as a practical matter be wishy-washy at this stage of the proceeding.
QSL, makes sense. Guess I'm reacting to the other bands where splitting at a 35 khz point is unusual, and I'm still lobbying for more I guess! I guess I'm in agreement with Jay that we really need to comment on the changes between the NPRM and the R&O, especially since they didn't raise the issue of expanding 80m phone/image further (nor deletion of auto-control, though I guess that's an oversight). After all, they're the ones that originally declined to do any of this until there was broad input from amateurs - which we did gather, summarize and act upon... -- Tom ===== e-mail: k1ki@arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director http://www.arrl.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444