[arrl-odv:22574] Re: FCC Process Reform; Comments as-filed in Docket 14-25.
Dang, Counselor, this is superb! Kudos to you and your team. -------- Original message -------- From: Chris Imlay <w3kd@aol.com> Date:03/31/2014 4:50 PM (GMT-05:00) To: arrl-odv@arrl.org Subject: [arrl-odv:22573] FCC Process Reform; Comments as-filed in Docket 14-25. Greetings. Today, after careful review of a draft over the weekend by the Executive Committee and with the Committee's approval, we filed the attached comments in the FCC's "process reform" docket. We danced a bit of a tightrope here on the tone of these comments, which are direct, but at the same time, we hope, constructive. The thrust was to deal principally with three issues: (1) the current inadequate state of FCC Amateur Radio enforcement; (2) the Commission's inadequate response to Power Line Interference cases specifically; and (3) timeliness of resolution of open docket proceedings and petitions for rule making. Thanks to Brennan Price for the additional segment dealing with the International Bureau processes. Special thanks for helpful edits of this to President Craigie, CEO Sumner and Director Ahrens (aka "hawkeye" Ahrens, who never misses a typo -- being his law clerk would be the kiss of death). Seriously though, we will be taking these comments and scheduling a meeting with the new Chief of the Enforcement Bureau, Travis LeBlanc, in the near term, to discuss some changes in procedure that might help to reignite the Amateur Radio enforcement program. Please keep that to yourselves until we actually do it. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns about this filing. We do not anticipate the necessity for any reply comments and none are provided for in the Public Notice in this proceeding anyway. 73, Chris W3KD Christopher D. Imlay Booth, Freret & Imlay, LLC 14356 Cape May Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6011 (301) 384-5525 telephone (301) 384-6384 facsimile W3KD@ARRL.ORG
The FCC has announced a 50% increase in spectrum available for wi-fi. See: http://www.macrumors.com/2014/04/02/wifi-faster-fcc/ *---------------------------------------* John Robert Stratton
I have no idea where the 50% figure came from, but it is inaccurate. Here's what the Commission actually did. There are very few secondary news sources about spectrum allocations that are capable of getting the story straight. Those of you who were on the Board last year will recall that we filed comments in this proceeding. See [arrl-odv:21710] ARRL Comments As-Filed in ET Docket 13-49;U-NII Devices at 5850-5925 MHz Our main concern was 5850-5925 MHz which is not dealt with in this First Report and Order. Dave From: arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Stratton, John, N5AUS Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 10:07 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:22576] Increase In Spectrum Available For Wi-FI The FCC has announced a 50% increase in spectrum available for wi-fi. See: http://www.macrumors.com/2014/04/02/wifi-faster-fcc/ --------------------------------------- John Robert Stratton
See: http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-increases-5ghz-spectrum-wi-fi-other-unlicens... . The expansion also permits more power. The 50% number comes from the WiFi Forward Group's interpretation. See: http://wififorward.tumblr.com/post/81292948840/fcc-chairman-tom-wheeler-this... Math has never been the long suite of the media; of course, neither has truth and impartiality. *---------------------------------------* John Robert Stratton On 4/2/14 9:20 AM, Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ wrote:
I have no idea where the 50% figure came from, but it is inaccurate. Here's what the Commission actually did.
There are very few secondary news sources about spectrum allocations that are capable of getting the story straight.
Those of you who were on the Board last year will recall that we filed comments in this proceeding. See [arrl-odv:21710] ARRL Comments As-Filed in ET Docket 13-49;U-NII Devices at 5850-5925 MHz
Our main concern was 5850-5925 MHz which is not dealt with in this First Report and Order.
Dave
*From:*arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] *On Behalf Of *Stratton, John, N5AUS *Sent:* Wednesday, April 02, 2014 10:07 AM *To:* arrl-odv *Subject:* [arrl-odv:22576] Increase In Spectrum Available For Wi-FI
The FCC has announced a 50% increase in spectrum available for wi-fi. See: http://www.macrumors.com/2014/04/02/wifi-faster-fcc/
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John Robert Stratton
In discussing a member's questions about this action today, he advised me that JPL, for whom he works, has told its engineers to work on vacating the 2000 - 2200 MHz band for Deep Space work in favor of frequencies above 30 GHz. As you may recall from the report of the National Broadband Plan Committee (July, 2011), we have been counting on our proximity to NASA's Deep Space network as a major element of protection for our lower 13 cm band allocation. That proximity may not exist in the long term, so we should remain alert to possible reallocation threats on that band. 73, Marty N6VI From: arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 7:21 AM To: Stratton, John, N5AUS; arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:22577] Re: Increase In Spectrum Available For Wi-FI I have no idea where the 50% figure came from, but it is inaccurate. Here's what the Commission actually did. There are very few secondary news sources about spectrum allocations that are capable of getting the story straight. Those of you who were on the Board last year will recall that we filed comments in this proceeding. See [arrl-odv:21710] ARRL Comments As-Filed in ET Docket 13-49;U-NII Devices at 5850-5925 MHz Our main concern was 5850-5925 MHz which is not dealt with in this First Report and Order.
Thanks, Marty. The deep space space-to-earth allocation is 2290-2300 MHz. One thing we have going for us at 2300-2305 MHz is that 5 MHz isn't much for commercial services to work with, but if it could be merged or paired with spectrum below 2300 MHz that would be another matter. Dave From: Woll, Marty, N6VI Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 1:33 AM To: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ; Stratton, John, N5AUS; arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:22577] Re: Increase In Spectrum Available For Wi-FI In discussing a member's questions about this action today, he advised me that JPL, for whom he works, has told its engineers to work on vacating the 2000 - 2200 MHz band for Deep Space work in favor of frequencies above 30 GHz. As you may recall from the report of the National Broadband Plan Committee (July, 2011), we have been counting on our proximity to NASA's Deep Space network as a major element of protection for our lower 13 cm band allocation. That proximity may not exist in the long term, so we should remain alert to possible reallocation threats on that band. 73, Marty N6VI From: arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org<mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 7:21 AM To: Stratton, John, N5AUS; arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:22577] Re: Increase In Spectrum Available For Wi-FI I have no idea where the 50% figure came from, but it is inaccurate. Here's what the Commission actually did. There are very few secondary news sources about spectrum allocations that are capable of getting the story straight. Those of you who were on the Board last year will recall that we filed comments in this proceeding. See [arrl-odv:21710] ARRL Comments As-Filed in ET Docket 13-49;U-NII Devices at 5850-5925 MHz Our main concern was 5850-5925 MHz which is not dealt with in this First Report and Order.
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