While they don't propose our 2.8 kilohertz bandwidth limitation for MF and HF data after elimination of the symbol rate, they do leave the door open for generalized emission bandwidth limitations. There is a lot wrong with this NPRM but nothing that we can't sort out in the long comment period that they have established for this. Apparently there was very little thought given to this NPRM after Cross drafted it two years ago and sent it to the WTB front office. However, in jimmying up our comments on the TAC noise study this week, I noticed that the first task given by FCC to the TAC in 1999 when the TAC was first created by FCC was to study the noise floor in various bands and report back. The TAC is just now getting to that task. So speed is not a well-established characteristic of this agency in particular. We will have some recommendations for the EC and the Symbol Rate Committee members who are still on the Board shortly. 73, Chris W3KD On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 2:35 PM, Price, Brennan, N4QX <bprice@arrl.org> wrote:

Based on a quick read, as we expected, the Commission proposes to remove the symbol rate limits (which we wanted) but declines to propose any ‎bandwidth limitation in lieu of the symbol rate limits.

--Brennan

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. *From: *Price, Brennan, N4QX *Sent: *Thursday, July 28, 2016 13:28 *To: *arrl-odv *Subject: *[arrl-odv:25523] NPRM responsive to RM-11708 petition released

‎I've not yet read this and likely will not this afternoon (I'm on PTO today), but I thought I should call this to ODV's attention.

73 de Brennan N4QX (about to activate Stones River National Battlefield for NPOTA)

AMENDMENT OF PART 97 OF THE COMMISSION'S AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE RULES TO PERMIT GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN DATA COMMUNICATIONS. Proposed to amend Part 97 of the Commission's Rules regarding technical standards applicable to data communications that may be transmitted in the Amateur Radio Service. (Dkt No. 16-239 RM-11708 ). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 07/27/2016 by NPRM. (FCC No. 16-96). WTB https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-16-96A1.doc https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-16-96A1.pdf‎

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