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For those of you into Ham (Amateur) radio, especially the Technician class license holders, this will be pretty exciting and a good way to keep interest in the hobby going due to now having HF transmit ability. The article discusses the re-balancing for digital modes as well, which many people will find to be good move in the digital age.
"ARRL[*] has asked the FCC to expand HF privileges for Technician licensees to include limited phone privileges on 75, 40, and 15 meters, plus RTTY and digital mode privileges on 80, 40, and 15 meters. The FCC has not yet invited public comment on the proposals, which stem from recommendations put forth by the ARRL Board of Directors' Entry-Level License Committee, which explored various initiatives and gauged member opinions in 2016 and 2017."
[*] ARRL: American Radio Relay League (Wikipedia).
Link to original Story:
http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-requests-expanded-hf-privileges-for-technician-licensees
Powerpoint presentation of changes (With new bandplan pictures):
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Bandplanning/25%20Appendix%20BP_Committee_recs%20FINAL%20(h).pdf
Thanks for reading and 73's
KE5DKD
(Score: 3, Interesting) by GreatOutdoors on Friday August 07 2020, @11:35PM
I disagree. There is indeed a lot of noise on the bands due to poorly designed electronics, but it has not stopped the use of any of the bands. The biggest part of making contacts is knowing when the bands are open and having a good antenna in the air. You can still talk around the world on 5 watts with the proper setup on many bands.
Yes, I did make a logical argument there. You should post a logical response.