[CW] FCC Requests Comments on CW Allocation at 5 MHz

[Donald Chester]

I think we may be shooting ourselves in the foot if we make a big issue over 
subbands in the proposed 60-metre band.  First of all, from their remarks at 
the Dayton FCC Forum, the rulemakers DO NOT appear to be enthusiastic about 
the idea at all - preferring to let hams "work it out for themselves".

To me, the most significant reason (not my idea; I read this from the 
comments already posted) to think twice about subbanding is that 60m. is to 
be a shared band with amateurs enjoying only the status as secondary users, 
on a non-interference basis with ship-to-shore and gov't fixed  services.  
Subbands by mode or licence class would limit our flexibility to QSY in 
order to dodge primary users of the band and avoid harmful interference, 
which would be a legal conditioun for our use of those frequencies.

Once we get our foot in the door, and maybe achieve primary or at least 
co-primary status, we might then consider subbands if they seem desirable at 
that time; at present I think this is a trivial point.  We need to make the 
case for amateur use of the band as strong and unanimous as possible, 
without unnecessarily giving the opposition any ammunition to use against 
us.

Don, K4KYV

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