[ARRL-ODV:7767] 5 MHz UpdateLet's have some real fun :-))))) How about proposing an allocation open to everyone BUT Extras. 73, Mike K1TWF -----Original Message----- From: W3KD@aol.com [mailto:W3KD@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 5:10 PM To: arrl-odv Cc: prinaldo@arrl.org Subject: [ARRL-ODV:7767] 5 MHz Update . . . The good news is that, according to an FCC attendee at the secret NTIA/FCC meeting, NTIA was persuaded that an "Extra Class Only" restriction would be counterproductive: the Extra Class licensees are the most active group on the HF bands, and would be the least desirable single class of licensees to have access there. Nor would it be a good idea to create a special preserve for Extra Class licensees in an exclusive band, which would encourage active operation there. NTIA has apparently backed away from that proposal, and Russ Slye's separate comments to me bear that out.