ad7i@houxp.UUCP (06/03/83)
[here is one that makes me so happy I want to write my congressman and tell him or her how great a job the FCC is doing!!!! -- ad7i] QST DE ad7i holmdel, new jersey, u.s.a. HR ARRL BULLETIN NR 40 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS NEWINGTON CT JUNE 2, 1983 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT THE FCC HAS LIFTED CERTAIN AMATEUR RULE RESTRICTIONS. EFFECTIVE JUNE 15, 1983, AMATEURS USING RADIOTELEPRINTER CODES OR FAST SCAN TV WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY IN INTERNATIONAL MORSE CODE OR PLAIN LANGUAGE VOICE. IF USING BAUDOT, ASCII OR AMTOR, STATIONS MAY IDENTIFY USING THE PARTICULAR DIGITAL CODE BEING USED FOR THE COMMUNICATION. IF USING OTHER DIGITAL CODES ABOVE 50 MHZ, STATIONS MAY IDENTIFY USING BAUDOT, ASCII OR AMTOR. FAST SCAN TV TRANSMISSIONS MAY BE IDENTIFIED IN VIDEO USING THE U.S. 525 SCAN LINE STANDARD DESCRIBED IN PART 73 OF THE FCC RULES. THE CW OR PLAIN LANGUAGE VOICE IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT WILL STILL APPLY TO FACSIMILE AND SSTV TRANSMISSIONS. AMATEURS WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO CONTINUE USING CW OR VOICE ID AS AT PRESENT FOR RADIOTELEPRINTER OR FAST SCAN TV. ALSO, THE MAXIMUM FREQUENCY SHIFT FOR DIGITAL COMMUNICATION WILL BE RAISED FROM 900 TO 1000 HZ IN THE HF BANDS. ABOVE 50 MHZ THE MAXIMUM SHIFT WILL DEPEND OF THE SIGNALLING RATE USED. THESE CHANGES DO NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE BEFORE JUNE 15. DETAILS WILL APPEAR IN THE LEAGUE LINES FOR JULY QST AR