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"Brenda Ann" wrote:

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"Brenda Ann" wrote:



Do not the regs state maximum allowable bandwidth?

No!
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I would say yes, and no... there don't seem to be strict limits, but Part 97
does state:

§97.307 Emission standards.
(a) No amateur station transmission shall occupy more bandwidth than
necessary for the information rate and emission type being transmitted, in
accordance with good amateur practice.

(b) Emissions resulting from modulation must be confined to the band or
segment available to the control operator. Emissions outside the necessary
bandwidth must not cause splatter or keyclick interference to operations on
adjacent frequencies.



Yes Brenda we've hashed this out over and over again, like deja vu all
over again. There was a petition to make the changes in FCC regulations
and specify bandwidth, but the FCC has not acted on it. It's a old old
argument that a few "hams" have taken up because of a few other "hams"
are doing somthing that these other "hams" don't like. It's another
battle of the titans......I wanna be more powerful than you.......
Personally I don't give a rip. The so called "hi-fi" folks bother me
far far less than contesters, in fact they don't bother me at all.
There are many more important issues and problems in ham radio today
than this old fight. I might add that there does appear to be some
personal vendettas ongoing in this whole thing which makes it even more
flawed.

We've heard the experts explain on the air and in comments at length all
about bandwidth and how much should be taken up by ssb and why ect
ect.....while all that is going on I get on 75 meter phone at night and
I hear AM every 10 kc up and down the band taking up 10 kc and more per
transmitter and no one seems concerned about that bandwidth and I'm not
against AM mind you, I happen to think it's a rich part of ham radio and
the folks that are engaged in this part of ham radio should be able to
operate without harrasment from others too. I also believe that if we
can make room for AM we should be able to make room for this hi fi
segment of the ham population.

For a few stations and I do mean a few that explore this little facet of
the radio hobby there is so much controversy, my heavens don't we have
more to think about?

I'll go back in my hole now.

73
Dale, K9VUJ
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